Judges 8:16
“And hee tooke the Elders of the citie, and thornes of the wildernes, and briers, and with them hee taught the men of Succoth.”
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Judges 8:16 Context
14And caught a yong man of the men of Succoth, and enquired of him: and he described vnto him the princes of Succoth and the elders thereof, euen threescore and seuenteene men. 15And he came vnto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye did vpbraid me, saying, Are the handes of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should giue bread vnto thy men that are wearie? 16And hee tooke the Elders of the citie, and thornes of the wildernes, and briers, and with them hee taught the men of Succoth. 17And he beat downe the towre of Penuel, and slew the men of the citie. 18¶ Then said he vnto Zebah and Zalmunna, What maner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they, ech one resembled the children of a king.
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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
He took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and he disciplined the men of Succoth with them.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
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)
Then he took the responsible men of the town and had them crushed on a bed of thorns and sharp stems.
- Basic English Bible
And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briars, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
- Darby Bible
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
He took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
- World English Bible
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,
- Youngs Literal Bible
And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible