Zalmunna
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Named at Judges 8:5 with Zebah as the kings of Midian: Gideon says to the men of Succoth, “Please give loaves of bread to the people who follow me; for they are faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.” At 8:6 the princes of Succoth say, “Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your army?” At 8:10–12 Zebah and Zalmunna are in Karkor, with about fifteen thousand men, all who were left of all the army of the children of the east; they flee, and Gideon pursues them and takes the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna. At 8:18 he asks them, “What kind of men were they whom you killed at Tabor?”; at 8:21 Zebah and Zalmunna say, “You rise and fall on us; for as the man is, so is his strength,” and Gideon arises, and kills Zebah and Zalmunna, and takes the crescents that were on their camels’ necks.
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- JDG 8:4–9, engwebp
4Gideon came to the Jordan and passed over, he and the three hundred men who were with him, faint, yet pursuing.
5He said to the men of Succoth, “Please give loaves of bread to the people who follow me; for they are faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.”
6The princes of Succoth said, “Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your army?”
7Gideon said, “Therefore when the LORD has delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.”
8He went up there to Penuel, and spoke to them in the same way; and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered.
9He spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, “When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.”
- JDG 8:10–12, engwebp
10Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their armies with them, about fifteen thousand men, all who were left of all the army of the children of the east; for there fell one hundred twenty thousand men who drew sword.
11Gideon went up by the way of those who lived in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and struck the army; for the army felt secure.
12Zebah and Zalmunna fled and he pursued them. He took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and confused all the army.
- JDG 8:13–17, engwebp
13Gideon the son of Joash returned from the battle from the ascent of Heres.
14He caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him; and he described for him the princes of Succoth, and its elders, seventy-seven men.
15He came to the men of Succoth, and said, “See Zebah and Zalmunna, concerning whom you taunted me, saying, ‘Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your men who are weary?’”
16He took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
17He broke down the tower of Penuel, and killed the men of the city.
- JDG 8:18–21, engwebp
18Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men were they whom you killed at Tabor?” They answered, “They were like you. They all resembled the children of a king.”
19He said, “They were my brothers, the sons of my mother. As the LORD lives, if you had saved them alive, I would not kill you.”
20He said to Jether his firstborn, “Get up and kill them!” But the youth didn’t draw his sword; for he was afraid, because he was yet a youth.
21Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, “You rise and fall on us; for as the man is, so is his strength.” Gideon arose, and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and took the crescents that were on their camels’ necks.
- PSA 83:1–18, engwebp
1A song. A Psalm by Asaph. God, don’t keep silent. Don’t keep silent, and don’t be still, God.
2For, behold, your enemies are stirred up. Those who hate you have lifted up their heads.
3They conspire with cunning against your people. They plot against your cherished ones.
4“Come,” they say, “let’s destroy them as a nation, that the name of Israel may be remembered no more.”
5For they have conspired together with one mind. They form an alliance against you.
6The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab, and the Hagrites;
7Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;
8Assyria also is joined with them. They have helped the children of Lot. Selah.
9Do to them as you did to Midian, as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the river Kishon;
10who perished at Endor, who became as dung for the earth.
11Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, yes, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
12who said, “Let’s take possession of God’s pasture lands.”
13My God, make them like tumbleweed, like chaff before the wind.
14As the fire that burns the forest, as the flame that sets the mountains on fire,
15so pursue them with your tempest, and terrify them with your storm.
16Fill their faces with confusion, that they may seek your name, LORD.
17Let them be disappointed and dismayed forever. Yes, let them be confounded and perish;
18that they may know that you alone, whose name is the LORD, are the Most High over all the earth.
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He said to the men of Succoth, “Please give loaves of bread to the people who follow me; for they are faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.”
The princes of Succoth said, “Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your army?”
Gideon said, “Therefore when the LORD has delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.”
Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their armies with them, about fifteen thousand men, all who were left of all the army of the children of the east; for there fell one hundred twenty thousand men who drew sword.
Zebah and Zalmunna fled and he pursued them. He took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and confused all the army.
He came to the men of Succoth, and said, “See Zebah and Zalmunna, concerning whom you taunted me, saying, ‘Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your men who are weary?’”
Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men were they whom you killed at Tabor?” They answered, “They were like you. They all resembled the children of a king.”
Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, “You rise and fall on us; for as the man is, so is his strength.” Gideon arose, and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and took the crescents that were on their camels’ necks.
Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, yes, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
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[Bibliadatum entry report] Entry: Zalmunna (person-zalmunna) Address: https://bibliadatum.org/en/wiki/person/zalmunna Current wording: Named at Judges 8:5 with Zebah as the kings of Midian: Gideon says to the men of Succoth, “Please give loaves of bread to the people who follow me; for they are faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.” At 8:6 the princes of Succoth say, “Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your army?” At 8:10–12 Zebah and Zalmunna are in Karkor, with about fifteen thousand men, all who were left of all the army of the children of the east; they flee, and Gideon pursues them and takes the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna. At 8:18 he asks them, “What kind of men were they whom you killed at Tabor?”; at 8:21 Zebah and Zalmunna say, “You rise and fall on us; for as the man is, so is his strength,” and Gideon arises, and kills Zebah and Zalmunna, and takes the crescents that were on their camels’ necks. Cited evidence: JDG 8:4–9, engwebp / JDG 8:10–12, engwebp / JDG 8:13–17, engwebp / JDG 8:18–21, engwebp / PSA 83:1–18, engwebp Review state: ai-assisted / human-review-pending What looks wrong: (not written yet) --- This collection records what the text says and does not settle interpretation. A report about a reading that divides opinion may be registered as an unresolved issue rather than corrected.