When Gideoncame,behold,a manwas relatinga dreamto his friend.And he said,"Behold,I hada dream;a loafof barleybreadwas tumblinginto the campof Midian,and it cameto the tentand struckit so that it fell,and turnedit upsidedownso that the tentlayflat."
but Godhas chosenthe foolish thingsof the worldto shamethe wise,and Godhas chosenthe weak thingsof the worldto shamethe things which are strong,
But when the sonsof Israelcriedto the LORD,the LORDraisedup a delivererfor them, Ehudthe sonof Gera,the Benjamite,a left-handedman.And the sonsof Israelsenttributeby him to Eglonthe kingof Moab.
Afterhim cameShamgarthe sonof Anath,who struckdownsixhundredPhilistineswith an oxgoad;and he alsosavedIsrael.
But Jael,Heber'swife,tooka tentpegand seizeda hammerin her hand,and wentsecretlyto him and drovethe peginto his temple,and it wentthroughinto the ground;for he was soundasleepand exhausted.So he died.
She said,"I will surelygowith you; nevertheless,the honorshall not be yours on the journeythat you are about to take,for the LORDwill sellSiserainto the handsof a woman."Then Deboraharoseand wentwith Barakto Kedesh.
He saidto Him, "OLord,howshall I deliverIsrael?Behold,my familyis the leastin Manasseh,and I am the youngestin my father'shouse."
Now the Midianitesand the Amalekitesand allthe sonsof the eastwere lyingin the valleyas numerousas locusts;and their camelswere withoutnumber,as numerousas the sandon the seashore.
His friendreplied,"Thisis nothinglessthanthe swordof Gideonthe sonof Joash,a manof Israel;Godhas givenMidianand allthe campinto his hand."
Now Zebahand Zalmunnawere in Karkor,and their armieswith them, about 15,000men, allwho were leftof the entirearmyof the sonsof the east;for the fallenwere 120,000swordsmen.
