Judges 11:2

And Gilead's wife gave birth to sons, and when her sons became men, they sent Jephthah away, saying, You have no part in the heritage of our father's house, for you are the son of another woman.

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In The King James Version

And Gilead’s wife bare him sons; and his wife’s sons grew up, and they thrust out Jephthah, and said unto him, Thou shalt not inherit in our father’s house; for thou art the son of a strange woman.

In Context

1Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a great man of war; he was the son of a loose woman, and Gilead was his father.

3So Jephthah went in flight from his brothers and was living in the land of Tob, where a number of good-for-nothing men, joining Jephthah, went out with him on his undertakings.

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Cross References

Genesis 12:10And because there was little food to be had in that land, he went down into Egypt.

Deuteronomy 23:2One whose father and mother are not married may not come into the meeting of the Lord's people, or any of his family to the tenth generation.

Proverbs 5:3For honey is dropping from the lips of the strange woman, and her mouth is smoother than oil;

Proverbs 6:24They will keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the strange woman.

Matthew Henry on Judges 11:2-4

Jephthah's Promotion. ( b. c. 1143.) 1 Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he was the son of a harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah. 2 And Gilead's wife bare him sons; and his wife's sons grew up, and they thrust out Jephthah, and said unto him, Thou shalt not inherit in our father's house; for thou art the son of a strange woman. 3 Then Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain men to Jephthah, and went out with him. The princes and people of… Read the whole commentary →

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