Israelites were known to be the vilest of all the people of Asia,
agreeably to the seed of barley, and that what seemed to look big
among the Israelites was this Gideon and the army that was with
him; "and since thou sayest thou didst see the cake overturning
our tents, I am afraid lest God hath granted the victory over us
to Gideon."

5. When Gideon had heard this dream, good hope and courage came
upon him; and he commanded his soldiers to arm themselves, and
told them of this vision of their enemies. They also took courage
at what was told them, and were ready to perform what he should
enjoin them. So Gideon divided his army into three parts, and
brought it out about the fourth watch of the night, each part
containing a hundred men: they all bare empty pitchers and
lighted lamps in their hands, that their onset might not be
discovered by their enemies. They had also each of them a ram's
horn in his right hand, which he used instead of a trumpet. The
enemy's camp took up a large space of ground, for it happened
that they had a great many camels; and as they were divided into
different nations, so they were all contained in one circle. Now
when the Hebrews did as they were ordered beforehand, upon their
approach to their enemies, and, on the signal given, sounded with
their rams' horns, and brake their pitchers, and set upon their
enemies with their lamps, and a great shout, and cried, "Victory
to Gideon, by God's assistance," a disorder and a fright seized
upon the other men while they were half asleep, for it was
night-time, as God would have it; so that a few of them were
slain by their enemies, but the greatest part by their own
soldiers, on account of the diversity of their language; and when
they were once put into disorder, they killed all that they met