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- Judges 8:9
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So Gideon told the men of Penuel, “When I return in triumph, I will tear down this tower!”
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- Judges 8:15
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And Gideon went to the men of Succoth and said, “Here are Zebah and Zalmunna, about whom you taunted me, saying, ‘Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already in your possession, that we should give bread to your weary men?’”
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- Judges 8:18
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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.”
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- Judges 8:19
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“They were my brothers,” Gideon replied, “the sons of my mother! As surely as the LORD lives, if you had let them live, I would not kill you.”
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- Judges 8:20
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So he said to Jether, his firstborn, “Get up and kill them.” But the young man did not draw his sword; he was fearful because he was still a youth.
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- Judges 8:21
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Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, “Get up and kill us yourself, for as the man is, so is his strength.” So Gideon got up and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and he took the crescent ornaments from the necks of their camels.
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- Judges 8:22
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Then the Israelites said to Gideon, “Rule over us—you and your son and grandson—for you have saved us from the hand of Midian.”
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- Judges 8:23
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But Gideon replied, “I will not rule over you, nor will my son. The LORD shall rule over you.”
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- Judges 8:24
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Then he added, “Let me make a request of you, that each of you give me an earring from his plunder.” (For the enemies had gold earrings because they were Ishmaelites.)
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- Judges 8:25
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“We will give them gladly,” they replied. So they spread out a garment, and each man threw an earring from his plunder onto it.
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- Judges 9:1
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Now Abimelech son of Jerubbaal went to his mother’s brothers at Shechem and said to them and to all the clan of his mother,
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- Judges 9:3
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And when his mother’s brothers spoke all these words about him in the presence of all the leaders of Shechem, their hearts were inclined to follow Abimelech, for they said, “He is our brother.”
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- Judges 9:7
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When this was reported to Jotham, he climbed to the top of Mount Gerizim, raised his voice, and cried out: “Listen to me, O leaders of Shechem, and may God listen to you.
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- Judges 9:8
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One day the trees set out to anoint a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’
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- Judges 9:9
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But the olive tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my oil that honors both God and man, to hold sway over the trees?’
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- Judges 9:10
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Then the trees said to the fig tree, ‘Come and reign over us.’
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- Judges 9:11
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But the fig tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my sweetness and my good fruit, to hold sway over the trees?’
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- Judges 9:12
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Then the trees said to the grapevine, ‘Come and reign over us.’
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- Judges 9:13
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But the grapevine replied, ‘Should I stop giving my wine that cheers both God and man, to hold sway over the trees?’
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- Judges 9:14
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Finally all the trees said to the thornbush, ‘Come and reign over us.’
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- Judges 9:15
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But the thornbush replied, ‘If you really are anointing me as king over you, come and find refuge in my shade. But if not, may fire come out of the thornbush and consume the cedars of Lebanon.’
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- Judges 9:28
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Then Gaal son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerubbaal, and is not Zebul his officer? You are to serve the men of Hamor, the father of Shechem. Why should we serve Abimelech?
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- Judges 9:29
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If only this people were under my authority, I would remove Abimelech; I would say to him, ‘Muster your army and come out!’”
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- Judges 9:31
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So he covertly sent messengers to Abimelech to say, “Look, Gaal son of Ebed and his brothers have come to Shechem and are stirring up the city against you.
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- Judges 9:36
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When Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, “Look, people are coming down from the mountains!” But Zebul replied, “The shadows of the mountains look like men to you.”
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- Judges 9:37
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Then Gaal spoke up again, “Look, people are coming down from the center of the land, and one company is coming by way of the Diviners’ Oak.”
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- Judges 9:38
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“Where is your gloating now?” Zebul replied. “You said, ‘Who is Abimelech that we should serve him?’ Are these not the people you ridiculed? Go out now and fight them!”
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- Judges 9:48
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he and all his men went up to Mount Zalmon. Abimelech took his axe in his hand and cut a branch from the trees, which he lifted to his shoulder, saying to his men, “Hurry and do what you have seen me do.”
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- Judges 9:54
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He quickly called his armor-bearer, saying, “Draw your sword and kill me, lest they say of me, ‘A woman killed him.’” So Abimelech’s armor-bearer ran his sword through him, and he died.
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- Judges 10:10
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Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD, saying, “We have sinned against You, for we have indeed forsaken our God and served the Baals.”
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- Judges 10:11
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The LORD replied, “When the Egyptians, Amorites, Ammonites, Philistines,
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- Judges 10:15
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“We have sinned,” the Israelites said to the LORD. “Deal with us as You see fit; but please deliver us today!”
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- Judges 10:18
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And the rulers of Gilead said to one another, “Whoever will launch the attack against the Ammonites will be the head of all who live in Gilead.”
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- Judges 11:2
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And Gilead’s wife bore him sons who grew up, drove Jephthah out, and said to him, “You shall have no inheritance in our father’s house, because you are the son of another woman.”
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- Judges 11:6
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“Come,” they said, “be our commander, so that we can fight against the Ammonites.”
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- Judges 11:7
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Jephthah replied to the elders of Gilead, “Did you not hate me and expel me from my father’s house? Why then have you come to me now, when you are in distress?”
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- Judges 11:8
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They answered Jephthah, “This is why we now turn to you, that you may go with us, fight the Ammonites, and become leader over all of us who live in Gilead.”
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- Judges 11:9
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But Jephthah asked them, “If you take me back to fight the Ammonites and the LORD gives them to me, will I really be your leader?”
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- Judges 11:10
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And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The LORD is our witness if we do not do as you say.”
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- Judges 11:12
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Then Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites, saying, “What do you have against me that you have come to fight against my land?”
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- Judges 11:13
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The king of the Ammonites answered Jephthah’s messengers, “When Israel came up out of Egypt, they seized my land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok and all the way to the Jordan. Now, therefore, restore it peaceably.”
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- Judges 11:15
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to tell him, “This is what Jephthah says: Israel did not take away the land of Moab or of the Ammonites.
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- Judges 11:17
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Then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, ‘Please let us pass through your land,’ but the king of Edom would not listen. They also sent messengers to the king of Moab, but he would not consent. So Israel stayed in Kadesh.
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- Judges 11:19
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And Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon, and said to him, ‘Please let us pass through your land into our own place.’
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- Judges 11:30
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Jephthah made this vow to the LORD: “If indeed You will deliver the Ammonites into my hand,
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- Judges 11:35
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As soon as Jephthah saw her, he tore his clothes and said, “No! Not my daughter! You have brought me to my knees! You have brought great misery upon me, for I have given my word to the LORD and cannot take it back.”
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- Judges 11:36
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“My father,” she replied, “you have given your word to the LORD. Do to me as you have said, for the LORD has avenged you of your enemies, the Ammonites.”
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- Judges 11:37
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She also said to her father, “Let me do this one thing: Let me wander for two months through the mountains with my friends and mourn my virginity.”
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- Judges 11:38
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“Go,” he said. And he sent her away for two months. So she left with her friends and mourned her virginity upon the mountains.
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- Judges 12:1
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Then the men of Ephraim assembled and crossed the Jordan to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why have you crossed over to fight the Ammonites without calling us to go with you? We will burn your house down with you inside!”
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