So Moses spoke to the people: “Arm men from among you for the war, to attack the Midianites and to execute the Lord’s vengeance on Midian.

Do to them as you did to Midian – as you did to Sisera and Jabin at the Kishon River!

The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were descendants of Keturah.

Now a priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came and began to draw water and fill the troughs in order to water their father’s flock.

They fought against the Midianites, as the Lord commanded Moses, and they killed every male.

The Israelites did evil in the Lord’s sight, so the Lord turned them over to Midian for seven years.

Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people from the east would attack them.

Israel was so severely weakened by Midian that the Israelites cried out to the Lord for help.

When the Israelites cried out to the Lord for help because of Midian,

The Lord said to him, “Ah, but I will be with you! You will strike down the whole Midianite army.”

All the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people from the east assembled. They crossed the Jordan River and camped in the Jezreel Valley.

Israelites from Naphtali, Asher, and Manasseh answered the call and chased the Midianites.

my father fought for you; he risked his life and delivered you from Midian’s power.

The sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.

I see the tents of Cushan overwhelmed by trouble; the tent curtains of the land of Midian are shaking.

They killed the kings of Midian in addition to those slain – Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba – five Midianite kings. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword.

The Midianites overwhelmed Israel. Because of Midian the Israelites made shelters for themselves in the hills, as well as caves and strongholds.

They captured the two Midianite generals, Oreb and Zeeb. They executed Oreb on the rock of Oreb and Zeeb in the winepress of Zeeb. They chased the Midianites and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon, who was now on the other side of the Jordan River.

She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.

When Husham died, Hadad the son of Bedad, who defeated the Midianites in the land of Moab, reigned in his place; the name of his city was Avith.