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


In Context

14 He took a boy of the men of Soccoth: and he asked him the names of the princes and ancients of Soccoth, and he described unto him seventy-seven men.

15 And he came to Soccoth and said to them: Behold Zebee and Salmana, concerning whom you upbraided me, saying: Peradventure the hands of Zebee and Salmana, are in thy hands, and therefore thou demandest that we should give bread to the men that are weary and faint.

16 So he took the ancients of the city and thorns and briers of the desert, and tore them with the same, and cut in pieces the men of Soccoth.

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

18 And he said to Zebee and Salmana: What manner of men were they whom you slew in Thabor? They answered: They were like thee, and one of them as the son of a king.

19 He answered them: They were my brethren, the sons of my mother. As the Lord liveth, if you had saved them, I would not kill 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 American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:17And he broke down the tower of Penu'el, 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.