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


In Context

14 And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and enquired of him: and he described unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, even threescore and seventeen men.

15 And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary?

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

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

18 Then 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.

19 And he said, They were my brethren, even the sons of my mother: as the LORD liveth, if ye 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 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 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.