20So he said to Jether his firstborn, “Rise and kill them!” But the young man did not draw his sword, for he was afraid, because he was still a young man.
Jether is a chip off the old block, resembling the fearful Gideon from earlier (Judges 6:23, Judges 6:27; Judges 7:10). This is in direct contrast to Gideon, who is no longer afraid to kill out of revenge.
20 So he said to Jether his firstborn, “Rise and kill them!” But the young man did not draw his sword, for he was afraid, because he was still a young man.