Translations
Modern
Next, Gideon asked Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men did you kill at Tabor?” “Men like you,” they answered, “each one resembling the son of a king.”
Traditional
Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king.
Literal
And he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men were they whom you killed at Tabor?” And they answered, “As you are, so were they; each one resembled the son of a king.”
Latin
Dixitque ad Zebee et Salmana: Quales fuerunt viri, quos occidistis in Thabor? Qui responderunt: Similes tui, et unus ex eis quasi filius regis.
Original
Hebrew
English
Next, Gideon asked Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men did you kill at Tabor?” “Men like you,” they answered, “each one resembling the son of a king.”
Notes
The timing of the slaughter at Tabor is unclear; it might have happened during an earlier battle.
Gideon's time as a judge ends the first era of judges.
Theme notes and profiles
Events
People
Zalmunna: Midianite king defeated by Gideon Zebah: Midianite king defeated by Gideon
Places
Mount Tabor: Mountain in Israel, site of Deborah and Barak's victory
Glossary
Avenger of Blood Joash Judges, Book of Midian, Midianite Mount Tabor Zebah and Zalmunna
Topics
God: Preserver: Under Gideon Israel: Under the Judges: Seven Years of Bondage to the Midianites; Delivered by Gideon Retaliation: The Kings of Midian Tabor: A Mountain on the Border of the Tribe of Issachar The Ishmaelites: Overcome by Gideon Zalmunna: King of Midian Zebah: King of Midian