Judges 8:16
King James Version (KJV)
And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
In context
14 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.
15 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?
16 And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
17 And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.
18 Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king.
Judges 8:16 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
- WEB World English Bible
- He took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Then he took the elders of the city, and using the thorns and briers of the wilderness, he disciplined the men of Succoth.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- 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,
- DBY Darby Translation
- And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briars, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
- WBS Webster 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.