Judges 12:1

And the men of Ephraim + 12:1 i.e. by calling. assembled themselves, and passed on to the north, and said to Jephthae, Therefore did you go over to fight with the children of Ammon, and did not call us to go with you? we will burn your house over you 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 Jephthae said to them, + 12:2 Gr. I was a man, a warrior. I and my people and the children of Ammon were very much engaged in war; and I called for you, and you⌃ 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 Sampson, Deceive now your husband, and let him tell you the riddle, lest we burn you and your father's house with fire: did you⌃ invite us to do us violence?

2 Samuel 19:41And behold, + 19:41 Gr. every man. all the men of Israel came to the king, and said to the king, Why have our brethren the men of Juda stolen you away, and caused the king and all his house to pass over Jordan, and all the men of David with him?

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

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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