Judges 11:6

And they saide vnto Iphtah, Come and be our captaine, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

And they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.

In Context

5And when the children of Ammon fought with Israel, the Elders of Gilead went to fet Iphtah out of the land of Tob.

7Iphtah then answered the Elders of Gilead, Did not ye hate me, and expell me out of my fathers house? how then come you vnto me now in time of your tribulation?

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Cross References

Judges 10:17Then the children of Ammon gathered themselues together, and pitched in Gilead: and the children of Israel assembled themselues, and pitched in Mizpeh.

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 →

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