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So Jephthah ran away from his brothers and lived in the land of Tob [C region northeast of Gilead; 2 Sam. 10:6, 8]. There some ·worthless [good-for-nothing; trouble-making] men began to ·follow [or travel with] him.

After a time the ·Ammonites [L sons/descendants of Ammon] fought against Israel. When the ·Ammonites [L sons/descendants of Ammon] made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to Jephthah to bring him back from Tob.

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So Jephthah fled from his brothers and settled in the land of Tob,(A) where a gang of scoundrels(B) gathered around him and followed him.

Some time later, when the Ammonites(C) were fighting against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob.

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