He saidto the menof Succoth,"Pleasegiveloavesof breadto the peoplewhoare followingme, for they are weary,and I am pursuingZebahand Zalmunna,the kingsof Midian."
And Melchizedekkingof Salembroughtout breadand wine;now he was a priestof GodMostHigh.
Jacobjourneyedto Succoth,and builtfor himself a houseand madeboothsfor his livestock;thereforethe placeis namedSuccoth.
Godhas spokenin His holiness:"I will exult,I will portionout Shechemand measureout the valleyof Succoth.
becausethey did not meetyou with foodand wateron the waywhen you cameout of Egypt,and becausethey hiredagainstyou Balaamthe sonof Beorfrom Pethorof Mesopotamia,to curseyou.
CurseMeroz,'saidthe angelof the LORD,'Utterlycurseits inhabitants;Becausethey did not cometo the helpof the LORD,To the helpof the LORDagainst the warriors.'
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.
When Zebahand Zalmunnafled,he pursuedthem and capturedthe twokingsof Midian,Zebahand Zalmunna,and routedthe wholearmy.
He cameto the menof Succothand said,"BeholdZebahand Zalmunna,concerning whomyou tauntedme, saying,Are the handsof Zebahand Zalmunnaalreadyin your hand,that we should givebreadto your menwho are weary?'"
Then Abigailhurriedand tooktwo hundred[loaves] of breadand twojugsof wineand fivesheepalready preparedand fivemeasuresof roastedgrainand a hundredclustersof raisinsand two hundredcakesof figs,and loaded[them] on donkeys.
