Gideon calmed Ephraim

1Then the men of Ephraim said to him, “What is this thing you have done to us, not calling us when you went to fight against Midian?” And they contended with him strongly.

2But he said to them, “What have I done now compared to you? Are not the gleanings of Ephraim better than the grape harvest of Abiezer?”

3Into your hand God gave the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb; and what was I able to do compared with you? Then their spirit relaxed toward him when he spoke this word.