^{5 Ref} He said to the men of Succoth, Please give loaves of bread to the people who follow me; for they are faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.

^{6 Ref} The princes of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your army?

^{7 Ref} Gideon said, Therefore when Yahweh has delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.