Judges 8:21 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

²¹ Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, “You come and kill us, for as the man is, so is his strength.” So Gideon went and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and he took the crescents that were on the necks of their camels.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²¹ Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that were on their camels' necks.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²¹ Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise yourself and fall on us; for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose and slew Zebah and Zalmunna and took the [crescent-shaped] ornaments that were on their camels' necks.

American Standard Version (1901)

²¹ Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us; for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took the crescents that were on their camels’ necks.

Common English Bible

²¹ So Zebah and Zalmunna said, “You stand up and strike us yourself, because as they say, ‘A man is measured by his strength!’” So Gideon stood up and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and took the crescents that were on their camels’ necks.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²¹ And Zebah and Zalmunna said: "You should rise up and rush against us. For the strength of a man is in accord with his age." Gideon rose up, and he killed Zebah and Zalmunna. And he took the ornaments and studs, with which the necks of the royal camels are usually adorned.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²¹ And Zebee and Salmana said: Do thou rise, and run upon us: because the strength of a man is according to his age: Gedeon rose up and slew Zebee and Salmana: and he took the ornaments and bosses with which the necks of the camels of kings are wont to be adorned.

Judges 8:21 Cross References

Psalm 83:1

O God, do not keep silent; do not hold your peace or be still, O God!

Psalm 83:11

Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,

Psalm 83:12

who said, “Let us take the pastures of God for our own possession.”

Isaiah 3:18

On that day the Lord will take away the finery of the anklets, the headbands, and the crescents;

Joshua 10:26

Afterward Joshua struck them down and put them to death, and he hung them on five trees. And they hung on the trees until evening.

Revelation 9:6

And in those days people will seek death but will not find it; they will long to die, but death will flee from them.

Judges 15:12

They said to him, “We have come down to bind you, so that we may give you into the hands of the Philistines.” Samson answered them, “Swear to me that you yourselves will not attack me.”

Judges 8:20

So he said to Jether his firstborn, “Go kill them!” But the boy did not draw his sword, for he was afraid, because he was still a boy.

Judges 8:22

Then the Israelites said to Gideon, “Rule over us, you and your son and your grandson also, for you have delivered us out of the hand of Midian.”

Judges 8:26

The weight of the golden earrings that he requested was one thousand seven hundred shekels of gold (apart from the crescents and the pendants and the purple garments worn by the kings of Midian and the collars that were on the necks of their camels).

Judges 9:54

Immediately he called to the young man who carried his armor and said to him, “Draw your sword and kill me, so people will not say about me, ‘A woman killed him.’ ” So the young man thrust him through, and he died.

1 Samuel 31:3

The battle pressed hard on Saul, and the archers found him, and he was badly wounded by them.

1 Samuel 31:5

When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword and died with him.