He broke down the tower of Penuel, and killed the men of the city.
"Gideon’s behavior could be justified if Penuel were a Canaanite city, but these were fellow Israelites! His character has been transformed again-he acted like a general out of control, no longer bound by rules of civility, let alone national loyalty." [Note: Block, Judges . . ., p. 293. See also McCann, p. 69.] 