Judges 8:21

New Century Version

Then Zebah and Zalmunna said to Gideon, “Come on. Kill us yourself. As the saying goes, ‘It takes a man to do a man’s job.’ ” So Gideon got up and killed Zebah and Zalmunna and took the decorations off their camels’ necks.

Cross References

Psalm 83:1

God, do not keep quiet; God, do not be silent or still.

Psalm 83:11

Do to their important leaders what you did to Oreb and Zeeb. Do to their princes what you did to Zebah and Zalmunna.

Psalm 83:12

They said, “Let’s take for ourselves the pasturelands that belong to God.”

Isaiah 3:18

At that time the Lord will take away everything that makes them proud: their beautiful ankle bracelets, their headbands, their necklaces shaped like the moon,

Joshua 10:26

Then Joshua killed the five kings and hung their bodies on five trees, where he left them until evening.

Revelation 9:6

During those days people will look for a way to die, but they will not find it. They will want to die, but death will run away from them.

Judges 15:12

Then they said to him, “We have come to tie you up and to hand you over to the Philistines.” Samson said to them, “Promise me you will not hurt me yourselves.”

Judges 8:20

Then Gideon said to Jether, his oldest son, “Kill them.” But Jether was only a boy and was afraid, so he did not take out his sword.

Judges 8:22

The people of Israel said to Gideon, “You saved us from the Midianites. Now, we want you and your son and your grandson to rule over us.”

Judges 8:26

The gold earrings weighed about forty-three pounds. This did not count the decorations, necklaces, and purple robes worn by the kings of Midian, nor the chains from the camels’ necks.

Judges 9:54

He quickly called to the officer who carried his armor and said, “Take out your sword and kill me. I don’t want people to say, ‘A woman killed Abimelech.’ ” So the officer stabbed Abimelech, and he died.

1 Samuel 31:3

The fighting was heavy around Saul. The archers shot him, and he was badly wounded.

1 Samuel 31:5

When the officer saw that Saul was dead, he threw himself on his own sword, and he died with Saul.