27. Gideon made an idol from the gold and put it in his home town, Ophrah. All the Israelites abandoned God and went there to worship the idol. It was a trap for Gideon and his family.
28. So Midian was defeated by the Israelites and was no longer a threat. The land was at peace for forty years, until Gideon died.
29. Gideon went back to his own home and lived there.