with, as thinking them to be enemies also. Thus there was a great
slaughter made. And as the report of Gideon's victory came to the
Israelites, they took their weapons and pursued their enemies,
and overtook them in a certain valley encompassed with torrents,
a place which these could not get over; so they encompassed them,
and slew them all, with their kings, Oreb and Zeeb. But the
remaining captains led those soldiers that were left, which were
about eighteen thousand, and pitched their camp a great way off
the Israelites. However, Gideon did not grudge his pains, but
pursued them with all his army, and joining battle with them, cut
off the whole enemies' army, and took the other leaders, Zeba and
Zalmuna, and made them captives. Now there were slain in this
battle of the Midianites, and of their auxiliaries the Arabians,
about a hundred and twenty thousand; and the Hebrews took a great
prey, gold, and silver, and garments, and camels, and asses. And
when Gideon was come to his own country of Ophrah, he slew the
kings of the Midianites.

6. However, the tribe of Ephraim was so displeased at the good
success of Gideon, that they resolved to make war against him,
accusing him because he did not tell them of his expedition
against their enemies. But Gideon, as a man of temper, and that
excelled in every virtue, pleaded, that it was not the result of
his own authority or reasoning, that made him attack the enemy
without them; but that it was the command of God, and still the
victory belonged to them as well as those in the army. And by
this method of cooling their passions, he brought more advantage
to the Hebrews, than by the success he had against these enemies,
for he thereby delivered them from a sedition which was arising
among them; yet did this tribe afterwards suffer the punishment