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Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, "Where were the men whom you killed at Tabor?" But they said, "You and they were alike, each one ^(F1)resembling the son of a king."

And he said, "They were my brothers, the sons of my mother. As the LORD lives, if only you had let them live, I would not kill you."

So he said to Jether his firstborn, "Rise, kill them." But the youth did not draw his sword, for he was afraid, because he was still a youth.

Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, "Rise up yourself, and attack us; for as the man, so is his strength." ^(C1)So Gideon arose and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and ^(C2)took the crescent amulets which were on their camels' necks.