Judges 8:22-35 - Gideon's Legacy
22 And the men of Israel will say to Gideon, Rule over us, also thou, also thy son, also thy son's son: for thou savedst us from the hand of Midian.
23 And Gideon will say to them, I will not rule over you, and my son shall not rule over you: Jehovah shall rule over you. 24 And Gideon will say to them, I will ask of you an asking, and ye shall give to me a man the rings of his spoil: for gold rings to them, because they were Ishmaelites.
25 And they will say, Giving, we will give. And they will spread a garment, and they will cast there each the rings of his spoil. 26 And the weight of the gold rings which he asked will be a thousand and seven hundred of gold; besides of little moons and earrings and purple robes which were upon the kings of Midian, and besides from the collars which upon their camels' necks. 27 And Gideon will make it into an ephod, and he will put in his city, Ophrah: and all Israel will commit fornication after it there: and it will be to Gideon and to his house for a snare.
28 And Midian will be subdued before the sons of Israel, and they will not add to lift up their head: and the land will rest forty years in the days of Gideon. 29 And Jerubbaal, son of Joash, will go and dwell in his house.
30 And to Gideon were seventy sons going out of his thigh: for many women were to him. 31 And his concubine which is in Shechem, she will bear to him a son, and she will set his name Abimelech. 32 And Gideon will die in a good old age, and he will be buried in the grave of Joash his father, in Ophrah, of the father of Ezri.
33 And it will be when Gideon died the sons of Israel will turn back, and will commit fornication after the Baalims, and they will set to them Baal of the covenant for their god. 34 And the sons of Israel did not remember Jehovah their God, delivering them out of the hand of all their enemies from round about. 35 And they did not kindness with the house of Jerubbaal, Gideon, according to all the good which he did with Israel.