14. he caught a young man who lived in Succoth. Gideon asked him who the town officials of Succoth were, and the young man wrote down seventy-seven names.
15. Gideon went to the town officials and said, “Here are Zebah and Zalmunna. Remember how you made fun of me? You said, ‘We don't know if you really will defeat those two Midianite kings. So why should we feed your worn out army?’ ”
16. Gideon made a whip from thorn plants and used it to beat the town officials.
17. Afterwards he went to Penuel, where he tore down the tower and killed all the town officials there.
18. Then Gideon said, “Zebah and Zalmunna, tell me about the men you killed at Tabor.”“They were a lot like you,” the two kings answered. “They were dignified, almost like royalty.”