'But I will be with you and you will smite the Midianites as one man...' This statement was addressed by God to
Explanation
The LORD turned to him and said, "Go in the strength you have and save Israel from the hand of Midian. Am I not sending you?" "Please, my Lord," Gideon replied, "how can I save Israel? Indeed, my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the youngest in my father's house.""Surely I will be with you," the LORD replied, "and you will strike down all the Midianites as one man." (Judges 6:14-16)