1. The men of Ephraim said to him, “Why have you done this to us, not calling us when you went to fight against the Midianites? ” And they argued with him violently.
2. So he said to them, “What have I done now compared to you? Is not the gleaning of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?
3. God handed over to you Oreb and Zeeb, the two princes of Midian. What was I able to do compared to you? ” When he said this, their anger against him subsided.
4. Gideon and the 300 men came to the Jordan and crossed it. They were exhausted but still in pursuit.