Judges 11:5
that the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah from the land of Tob.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
4And it came to pass when the children of Ammon prepared to fight with Israel,
6And they said to Jephthah, Come, and be our head, and we will fight with the sons of Ammon.
Cross References
Judges 10:17And the children of Ammon went up, and encamped in Gilead; and the children of Israel were gathered together and encamped on the hill.
1 Samuel 11:6And the Spirit of the Lord came upon Saul when he heard these words, and his anger was greatly kindled against them.
2 Samuel 10:6And the children of Ammon saw that the people of David were ashamed; and the children of Ammon sent, and hired the Syrians of Beth-rehob, and the Syrians of Zobah, and Rehob, twenty thousand footmen, and the king of Amalek with a thousand men, and Tob with twelve thousand men.
Matthew Henry on Judges 11:5-12
4 And it came to pass in process of time, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel. 5 And it was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the 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 with the children of Ammon. 7 And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, Did not ye hate me, and expel me out of my father's house? and why are ye come unto me now when ye are in distress? 8 And the elders… Read the whole commentary →