Judges 11:5

וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר ־ נִלְחֲמוּ בְנֵֽי ־ עַמּוֹן עִם ־ יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֵּֽלְכוּ זִקְנֵי גִלְעָד לָקַחַת אֶת ־ יִפְתָּח מֵאֶרֶץ טֽוֹב ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

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:

In Context

4וַיְהִי מִיָּמִים וַיִּלָּחֲמוּ בְנֵֽי ־ עַמּוֹן עִם ־ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל ׃

6וַיֹּאמְרוּ לְיִפְתָּח לְכָה וְהָיִיתָה לָּנוּ לְקָצִין וְנִֽלָּחֲמָה בִּבְנֵי עַמּֽוֹן ׃

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Cross References

Judges 10:17וַיִּצָּֽעֲקוּ בְּנֵי עַמּוֹן וַֽיַּחֲנוּ בַּגִּלְעָד וַיֵּאָֽסְפוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַֽיַּחֲנוּ בַּמִּצְפָּֽה ׃

1 Samuel 11:6וַתִּצְלַח רֽוּחַ ־ אֱלֹהִים עַל ־ שָׁאוּל בשמעו אֶת ־ הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וַיִּחַר אַפּוֹ מְאֹֽד ׃

2 Samuel 10:6וַיִּרְאוּ בְּנֵי עַמּוֹן כִּי נִבְאֲשׁוּ בְּדָוִד וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ בְנֵֽי ־ עַמּוֹן וַיִּשְׂכְּרוּ אֶת ־ אֲרַם בֵּית ־ רְחוֹב וְאֶת ־ אֲרַם צוֹבָא עֶשְׂרִים אֶלֶף רַגְלִי וְאֶת ־ מֶלֶךְ מַֽעֲכָה אֶלֶף אִישׁ וְאִישׁ טוֹב שְׁנֵים ־ עָשָׂר אֶלֶף אִֽישׁ ׃

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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