15. Then Gideon came to Succoth. He said to the men of that city, “Here are Zebah and Zalmunna. You made fun of me by saying, ‘Why should we give bread to your tired men? You have not caught Zebah and Zalmunna yet.’”
16. So Gideon took the elders of the city. He punished them with thorns and briers from the desert.
17. He also pulled down the tower of Peniel. Then he killed the men in that city.
18. Gideon spoke to Zebah and Zalmunna. He said, “You killed some men on Mount Tabor. What were those men like?”Zebah and Zalmunna answered, “They were like you. Each one of them seemed like a prince.”
19. Gideon said, “Those were my brothers, my mother’s sons. As surely as the Lord lives, I would not kill you if you had spared them.”