17And he broke down the tower of Penu'el, and slew the men of the city.


In Context

14 And he caught a young man of Succoth, and questioned him; and he wrote down for him the officials and elders of Succoth, seventy-seven men.

15 And he came to the men of Succoth, and said, |Behold Zebah and Zalmun'na, about whom you taunted me, saying, 'Are Zebah and Zalmun'na already in your hand, that we should give bread to your men who are faint?'|

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

17 And he broke down the tower of Penu'el, and slew the men of the city.

18 Then he said to Zebah and Zalmun'na, |Where are the men whom you slew at Tabor?| They answered, |As you are, so were they, every one of them; they resembled the sons of a king.|

19 And he said, |They were my brothers, the sons of my mother; as the LORD lives, if you had saved them alive, I would not slay you.|

Judges 8:17 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

8:17He also pulled down the tower of Peniel and killed the men of the town.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:17And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:17And he demolished the tower of Phanuel, and slew the men of the city.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:17And he brake down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:17And he brake down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:17And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:17He broke down the tower of Penuel, and killed the men of the city.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

8:17and the tower of Penuel he hath broken down, and slayeth the men of the city.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:17And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.