Judges 8:19 meaning and explanation
“They were my brothers,” Gideon replied, “the sons of my mother! As surely as the LORD lives, if you had let them live, I would not kill you.”
Judges 8:19, Berean Standard Bible
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Gideon speaks these words to Zebah and Zalmunna, the captured Midianite kings, after asking what kind of men they killed at Tabor. Their answer, that the victims resembled sons of a king, reveals the personal stake: the slain men were Gideon's own brothers, sons of his mother.
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