1. Judges 8:18 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

What kind of question is Gideon's?

Judges 8:18 (ESV)

18 Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “Where are the men whom you killed at Tabor?” They answered, “As you are, so were they. Every one of them resembled the son of a king.”

Gideon’s question is more an accusation than a question. At the same time it functions as a taunt to Zebah and Zalmunna: You might be able to save yourselves if you produce my brothers alive.1