Describes a time when Israel was ruled by judges and the cycle of turning away from God, facing trouble, and then returning to Him.
And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host: for the host was secure.
Gideon approached the area where nomads lived east of Nobah and Jogbehah. He attacked their camp because they were not alert or cautious.