Judges 8:6-9

The Message

⁶ But the leaders in Succoth said, “You’re on a wild goose chase; why should we help you on a fool’s errand?”

⁷ Gideon said, “If you say so. But when God gives me Zebah and Zalmunna, I’ll give you a thrashing, whip your bare flesh with desert thorns and thistles!”

^8-9 He went from there to Peniel and made the same request. The men of Peniel, like the men of Succoth, also refused. Gideon told them, “When I return safe and sound, I’ll demolish this tower.”