Judges 12:1

And the men of Ephraim assembled themselves, and passed on to the north, and said to Jephthah, Wherefore didst thou go over to fight with the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thy house over thee with fire.

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In The King James Version

And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with fire.

In Context

2And Jephthah said to them, I and my people and the children of Ammon were very much engaged in war; and I called for you, and ye did not save me out of their hand.

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Cross References

Judges 14:15And it came to pass on the fourth day, that they said to the wife of Samson, Deceive now thy husband, and let him tell thee the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father’s house with fire: did ye invite us to do us violence?

2 Samuel 19:41And the king went over to Gilgal, and Chimham went over with him: and all the men of Judah went over with the king, and also half the people of Israel.

Proverbs 27:3A stone is heavy, and sand cumbersome; 1 But a fool’s wrath is heavier than both. 1

Matthew Henry on Judges 12:1

In this chapter we have, I. Jephthah's rencounter with the Ephraimites, and the blood shed on that unhappy occasion ( ver. 1-6 ), and the conclusion of Jephthah's life and government, ver. 7 . II. A short account of three other of the judges of Israel: Ibzan ( ver. 8-10 ), Elon ( ver. 11, 12 ), Abdon, ver. 13-15 . Read the whole commentary →

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