Jether

Judges 8:18-20 - Then he asked Zebah and Zalmunna, "What kind of men did you kill at Tabor?"
"Men like you," they answered, "each one with the bearing of a prince."

Gideon replied, "Those were my brothers, the sons of my own mother. As surely as the LORD lives, if you had spared their lives, I would not kill you." Turning to Jether, his oldest son, he said, "Kill them!" But Jether did not draw his sword, because he was only a boy and was afraid.

If Jether was only a boy, I wonder why he was there with his father, Gideon, just after a battle. Had he participated in some way in the battle? It doesn't look like he killed anyone in battle or he probably wouldn't have been afraid to do so at this time.

I'm curious. Could you please tell me what brought you to this page by mentioning it in a comment? I won't publish the comment, if you ask me not to.