Judges 8:14 · KJV
“And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and enquired of him: and he described unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, {even} threescore and seventeen men. {described: Heb. writ}”
— Judges 8:14
And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle before the sun {was up},
And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, {Are} the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thy men {that are} weary?
Judges 8 — Context
And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued after them, and took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the host. {discomfited: Heb. terrified}
13And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle before the sun {was up},
14And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and enquired of him: and he described unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, {even} threescore and seventeen men. {described: Heb. writ}
15And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, {Are} the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thy men {that are} weary?
16And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth. {taught: Heb. made to know}
Cross References
Judges 1:24-25
And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Shew us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will shew thee mercy.
1 Samuel 30:11-15
And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they made him drink water;