Judges 8:16
He then took the elders of the city, along with thorns and briers from the wilderness, and used them to teach the men of Succoth a lesson.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
KJV1611 – Modern English
And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And he took{H3947} the elders{H2205} of the city,{H5892} and thorns{H6975} of the wilderness{H4057} and briers,{H1303} and with them he taught{H3045} the men{H582} of Succoth.{H5523}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And he took{H3947}{(H8799)} the elders{H2205} of the city{H5892}, and thorns{H6975} of the wilderness{H4057} and briers{H1303}, and with them he taught{H3045}{(H8686)} the men{H582} of Succoth{H5523}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he toke the Elders of the cite, and thornes out of the wildernes, and breres, and caused ye men of Sucoth to be torne therwith.
Geneva Bible (1560)
Then he tooke the Elders of the citie, and thornes of the wildernes & breers, & did teare the men of Succoth with them.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And he toke the elders of the citie, and thornes of the wildernesse, and bryers, and dyd teare the men of Sucoth with them.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
Webster's Bible (1833)
He took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
And he taketh the elders of the city, and the thorns of the wilderness, and the threshing instruments, and teacheth by them the men of Succoth,
American Standard Version (1901)
And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
American Standard Version (1901)
And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
Then he took the responsible men of the town and had them crushed on a bed of thorns and sharp stems.
World English Bible (2000)
He took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
He seized the leaders of the city, along with some desert thorns and briers; he then“threshed” the men of Succoth with them.
Referenced Verses
- Judg 8:7 : 7 So Gideon said, 'Very well, when the Lord has given Zebah and Zalmunna into my hands, I will tear your flesh with thorns of the wilderness and briars.'
- Ezra 2:6 : 6 the descendants of Pahath-Moab, through the line of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve.
- Prov 10:13 : 13 Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of those who lack understanding.
- Prov 19:29 : 29 Judgments are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
- Mic 7:4 : 4 The best of them is like a brier; the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge. The day your watchmen foretold has come, the day of your visitation. Now confusion is upon them.
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
- Judg 8:14-152 verses83%
14 He captured a young man from Succoth and questioned him, and the young man wrote down for him the names of the leaders of Succoth and its elders—seventy-seven men.
15 Then Gideon went to the men of Succoth and said, 'Here are Zebah and Zalmunna, about whom you taunted me, saying, “Are Zebah and Zalmunna already in your hands, that we should give bread to your exhausted men?”'
- Judg 8:5-106 verses81%
5 He said to the men of Succoth, 'Please give loaves of bread to the people who are following me, for they are exhausted, and I am pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.'
6 But the leaders of Succoth replied, 'Are Zebah and Zalmunna already in your hands, that we should give bread to your army?'
7 So Gideon said, 'Very well, when the Lord has given Zebah and Zalmunna into my hands, I will tear your flesh with thorns of the wilderness and briars.'
8 From there he went up to Penuel and made the same request of them, but they answered him just as the men of Succoth had.
9 So he said to the men of Penuel, 'When I return in peace, I will tear down this tower.'
10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor with their army, about fifteen thousand men, all that was left of the army of the sons of the east. One hundred twenty thousand sword-wielding men had fallen.
- Judg 8:17-182 verses78%
17 He also tore down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city.
18 Then he asked Zebah and Zalmunna, 'What kind of men did you kill at Tabor?' They answered, 'They were like you—each one resembling the son of a king.'
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17 But Jacob went to Succoth, where he built a house for himself and shelters for his livestock. That is why the place is called Succoth.
- Judg 8:1-22 verses68%
1 The men of Ephraim said to Gideon, 'What is this thing you have done to us by not calling us when you went to fight against Midian?' And they argued with him forcefully.
2 But Gideon replied to them, 'What have I accomplished compared to you? Aren’t the gleanings of Ephraim’s harvest better than the full harvest of Abiezer?'
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13 Eglon gathered the Ammonites and Amalekites to himself, set out, and defeated Israel. They took possession of the City of Palms.
- Judg 9:45-495 verses68%
45 Abimelech fought against the city all that day, captured it, killed its inhabitants, tore it down, and sowed it with salt.
46 When all the citizens of the tower of Shechem heard about this, they went into the stronghold of the temple of El-Berith.
47 When Abimelech was told that all the people of the tower of Shechem had gathered there,
48 he and all his men went up to Mount Zalmon. There, Abimelech took an axe, cut off a branch from a tree, lifted it onto his shoulder, and said to his men, "What you have seen me do, hurry and do likewise."
49 So each of his men cut down a branch and followed Abimelech. They piled the branches against the stronghold and set it on fire over those inside, so all the people in the tower of Shechem—about a thousand men and women—died.
- Judg 9:14-163 verses68%
14 Then all the trees said to the bramble, 'You come and reign over us.'
15 The bramble said to the trees, 'If you truly mean to anoint me as king over you, then come and take refuge in my shade. But if not, let fire come out of the bramble and consume the cedars of Lebanon.'
16 Now, if you acted faithfully and sincerely in making Abimelech king, and if you have treated Jerubbaal and his family well, and if you have repaid him in accordance with what he did for you—
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21 Zebah and Zalmunna said, 'Get up yourself and strike us down, for a man is judged by his strength.' So Gideon got up, killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and took the crescent ornaments from the necks of their camels.
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7 When Jotham was told about this, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim. He raised his voice, called out, and said to them, "Listen to me, leaders of Shechem, so that God may listen to you!
- Judg 6:3-42 verses66%
3 Whenever the Israelites planted crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people of the east would come up and attack them.
4 They camped against them and destroyed the crops of the land all the way to Gaza, leaving nothing for the Israelites to live on—not even sheep, cattle, or donkeys.
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9 Even Assyria has joined them; they have strengthened the descendants of Lot. Selah.
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25 They captured the two princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb. They killed Oreb at the rock of Oreb and Zeeb at the winepress of Zeeb. They pursued the Midianites and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon, across the Jordan.
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12 Zebah and Zalmunna fled, but Gideon pursued them. He captured the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and threw the entire army into a panic.
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43 So Abimelech took his army, divided them into three companies, and set an ambush in the fields. When he saw the people coming out of the city, he attacked them.
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57 And God also brought back on the heads of the men of Shechem all their wickedness. The curse of Jotham, the son of Jerubbaal, came upon them.
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30 The men of the city said to Joash, 'Bring out your son! He must die, because he has torn down Baal's altar and cut down the Asherah pole beside it.'
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7 So that your beloved ones may be delivered, save with your right hand and answer me!
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6 You have given a banner to those who fear you, to be displayed because of the truth. Selah.
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8 So the three hundred men took provisions and their trumpets. The rest of the men of Israel were sent away, each to his own home, but Gideon kept the three hundred men. Meanwhile, the camp of Midian was below him in the valley.
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6 He did the same in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, Simeon, and as far as Naphtali, in their ruins all around.
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33 Now all the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people of the east joined forces, crossed the Jordan, and camped in the Valley of Jezreel.
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28 When the men of the city got up early in the morning, they saw that the altar of Baal had been torn down, the Asherah pole was cut down, and the second bull offered on the newly built altar.
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18 Before sunset on the seventh day, the men of the city said to him, 'What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion?' Samson replied to them, 'If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have solved my riddle.'