1 Then the men of Ephraim assembled and crossed the Jordan to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why have you crossed over to fight the Ammonites without calling us to go with you? We will burn your house down with you inside!” 2 But Jephthah replied, “My people and I had a serious conflict with the Ammonites, and when I called, you did not save me out of their hands.
Judges 12:1–2
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Judges 11:11–13
11 So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him their leader and commander. And Jephthah repeated all his terms in the presence of the LORD at Mizpah. 12 Then Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites, saying, “What do you have aga…
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Judges 11:6–8
6 “Come,” they said, “be our commander, so that we can fight against the Ammonites.” 7 Jephthah replied to the elders of Gilead, “Did you not hate me and expel me from my father’s house? Why then have you come to me now, when you are in distress?” 8 They answered Jep…
Judges 11:31–33
31 then whatever comes out the door of my house to greet me on my triumphant return from the Ammonites will belong to the LORD, and I will offer it up as a burnt offering.” 32 So Jephthah crossed over to the Ammonites to fight against them, and the LORD delivered th…
Judges 11:27–29
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Judges 10:8–10
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Judges 11:19–21
19 And Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon, and said to him, ‘Please let us pass through your land into our own place.’ 20 But Sihon would not trust Israel to pass through his territory. So he gathered all his people, encamped… 21 …
Judges 10:16–18
16 So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the LORD, and He could no longer bear the misery of Israel. 17 Then the Ammonites were called to arms and camped in Gilead, and the Israelites assembled and camped at Mizpah. 18 And the rulers of Gilead sai…
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