8 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^(A) of Ephraim better than the grape harvest^(B) 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.