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Judges 8:17

Judges chapter 8 · verse 17 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And he brake down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And he brake down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.

Context

v.16And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.

v.17This passage

v.18Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Judges 8:9

    And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.

  • 1 Kings 12:25

    Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and he went out from thence, and built Penuel.