All thoughts of violence toward Gideon were dismissed; and when he sounded the trumpet of war, the men of Ophrah were among the first to gather to his standard. Heralds were dispatched to his own tribe of Manasseh, and also to Asher, Zebulum, and Naphthali, and all answered to the call.

Man opgav nu tanken om at tage hævn over Gideon, og da han lod krigshornet lyde, var mændene i Ofra de første, der samledes om hans fane. Han sendte nu bud til sin egen stamme Manasse og desuden til Aser, Zebulon og Naftali, og alle sammen efterkom anmodningen.