Judges 8:17
“And he beat downe the towre of Penuel, and slew the men of the citie.”
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Judges 8:17 Context
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. 19And hee said, They were my brethren, euen the sonnes of my mother: as the Lord liueth, if yee had saued them aliue, I would not slay you.
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And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.
- King James Version
He tore down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city.
- New American Standard Version (1995)