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Judges 8:17

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

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KJV King James Version

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

BSB Berean Standard Bible

He also pulled down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city.

WEB World English Bible

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

ASV American Standard Version

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

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

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

Surrounding context — Judges 8

14 And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired 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.

20 And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, [and] slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he [was] yet a youth.

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