Judges 10:17-11:11
1599 Geneva Bible
17 Then the children of Ammon gathered themselves together, and pitched in Gilead: and the children of Israel assembled themselves, and pitched in Mizpah.
18 And the people and princes of Gilead said one to another, Whosoever will begin the battle against the children of Ammon, the same shall be (A)head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.
11 2 Jephthah being chased away by his brethren, was after made captain over Israel. 30 He maketh a rash vow. 32 He vanquisheth the Ammonites, 39 and sacrificeth his daughter according to his vow.
1 Then Gilead begat Jephthah, and Jephthah the Gileadite was [a]a valiant man, but the son of an [b]harlot.
2 And Gilead’s wife bare him sons, and when the woman’s children were come to age, they thrust out Jephthah, and said unto him, Thou shalt not inherit in our father’s house: for thou art the son of a [c]strange woman.
3 Then Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of [d]Tob: and there gathered idle fellows to Jephthah, and [e]went out with him.
4 ¶ And in process of time, the children of Ammon made war with Israel.
5 And when the children of Ammon fought with Israel, the [f]Elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob.
6 And they said unto Jephthah, Come and be our captain, that we may fight [g]with the children of Ammon.
7 Jephthah then answered the Elders of Gilead, Did not ye hate me, and [h]expel me out of my father’s house? how then come you unto me now in time of your tribulation?
8 Then the Elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Therefore we turn again to thee now, that thou mayest go with us, and fight against the children of Ammon, and be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.
9 And Jephthah said unto the Elders of Gilead, If ye bring me home again to fight against the children of Ammon, if the Lord give them before me, shall I be your head?
10 And the Elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, The Lord [i]be witness between us, if we do not according to thy words.
11 Then Jephthah went with the Elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and captain over them: and Jephthah rehearsed all his words before the Lord in Mizpah.
Footnotes
- Judges 11:1 Hebrew, a man of mighty force.
- Judges 11:1 Or, victualler.
- Judges 11:2 That is, of an harlot as verse 1.
- Judges 11:3 Where the governor of the country was called Tob.
- Judges 11:3 Joined with him, as some think, against his brethren.
- Judges 11:5 Or, ambassadors, sent for that purpose.
- Judges 11:6 Men oft times are constrained to desire help of them, whom before they have refused.
- Judges 11:7 Oft times those things which men reject, God chooseth to do great enterprises by.
- Judges 11:10 Hebrew, be the bearer.
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