31 And Jo´ash said unto all that stood against him, Will ye plead for Ba´al? will ye save him? he that will plead for him, let him be put to death whilst it is yet morning: if he be a god, let him plead for himself, because one hath cast down his altar.
32 Therefore on that day he called him Jerubba´al, saying, Let Ba´al plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar.
33 Then all the Mid´i-anites and the Amal´ekites and the children of the east were gathered together, and went over, and pitched in the valley of Jezreel.
34 But the Spirit of the Lord came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abi-e´zer was gathered after him.
35 And he sent messengers throughout all Manas´seh; who also was gathered after him: and he sent messengers unto Asher, and unto Zeb´ulun, and unto Naph´tali; and they came up to meet them.
36 And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said,
37 behold, I will put a fleece of wool in the floor; and if the dew be on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the earth besides, then shall I know that thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said.