Judges 12:1

And the men of Ephraim were called together, and passed over northward,—and said unto Jephthah—Wherefore didst thou pass over to do battle with the sons of Ammon, and, for us, didst not call, to go with thee? Thy house, will we consume over thee with fire.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 unto them, Great strife, had, I and my people, even with the sons of Ammon; but, when I cried unto you for help, ye saved me not 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 Samson’s wife, Entice thy husband, that he may tell us the riddle, lest we burn thee and the house of thy father, with fire. Was it not, to impoverish us, that ye invited us—was it not?

2 Samuel 19:41Then lo! all the men of Israel, were coming unto the king,—and they said unto the king—Why did our brethren the men of Judah steal thee away, and escort the king and his household over the Jordan, and all the men of David with him?

Proverbs 27:3Heavy is a stone, and weighty is sand,—but, the vexation of a fool, is heavier than both.

Mark 3:24And, if a kingdom against itself be divided, that kingdom cannot be made to stand;

James 3:16For, where jealousy and rivalry are, there, are anarchy and every ignoble deed.

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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