Judges 11:6

And they said to Jephthah, Oh! come and be our commander,—that we may do battle with the sons of Ammon.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

5When, therefore, it came to pass that the sons of Ammon made war with Israel, then went the elders of Gilead, to summon Jephthah out of the land of Tob.

7But Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, Have not, ye, hated me, and thrust me out from the house of my father? Wherefore then, are ye come unto me, now, when ye are in distress?

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Cross References

Judges 10:17Now the sons of Ammon were called out, and they encamped in Gilead,—and the sons of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpah.

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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