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Judges 8:12
ESV And Zebah and Zalmunna fled, and he pursued them and captured the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and he threw all the army into a panic.
NIV Zebah and Zalmunna, the two kings of Midian, fled, but he pursued them and captured them, routing their entire army.
NASB When Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued them and captured the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and routed the entire army.
CSB Zebah and Zalmunna fled, and he pursued them. He captured these two kings of Midian and routed the entire army.
NLT Zebah and Zalmunna, the two Midianite kings, fled, but Gideon chased them down and captured all their warriors.
KJV And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued after them, and took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the host.
NKJV When Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued them; and he took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and routed the whole army.

What does Judges 8:12 mean?

Though the text does not say so, it seems clear Lord is still with Gideon and his 300 men. They have pursued the remnant of the Midianite army (Judges 7:22–25) across the Jordan River and out into the wilderness. Despite no help from local Israelites (Judges 8:4–9), they have finally caught the enemy and launched a surprise attack. The Midianites are caught resting, believing they had escaped the Israelites (Judges 8:10–11).

The attack once more drives the Midianites into a panic. This might mean they turned on each other, with the same confusion they showed when they first attacked. The text provides little detail, indicating only that their panic allowed a much larger group to be defeated once more by Gideon's 300 warriors (Judges 7:8).

Zebah and Zalmunna, the two Midianite kings, run for their lives, but Gideon captures them both. The Lord has delivered them into his hands, just as He promised (Judges 8:7). Gideon has now fully completed the task God gave to him to defeat the oppressors who had brought the tribes of Israel so low (Judges 6:1–5).
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