Judges 12:7
12:7 Jephthah led
Israel for six years; then he
died and was buried in his city in Gilead.
Judges 11:1
11:1 Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a brave warrior. His mother was a prostitute, but Gilead was his father.
Judges 11:3
11:3 So Jephthah left
his half-brothers
and lived in the land of Tob. Lawless men joined Jephthah’s gang and traveled with him.
Judges 11:6
11:6 They said,
“Come, be our commander, so we can fight with the Ammonites.”
Judges 11:14
11:14 Jephthah sent messengers back to the Ammonite king
Judges 11:28
11:28 But the Ammonite king disregarded
the message sent by Jephthah.
Judges 11:30
11:30 Jephthah made a vow to the
Lord, saying, “If you really do hand the Ammonites over to me,
Judges 11:32
11:32 Jephthah approached
the Ammonites to fight with them, and the
Lord handed them over to him.
Judges 11:40
11:40 Every year
Israelite women commemorate
the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite for four days.
Judges 11:11
11:11 So Jephthah went with the leaders of Gilead. The people made him their leader and commander. Jephthah repeated the terms of the agreement
before the
Lord in Mizpah.
Judges 11:5
11:5 When the Ammonites attacked,
the leaders
of Gilead asked Jephthah to come back
from the land of Tob.
Judges 11:7
11:7 Jephthah said to the leaders of Gilead, “But you hated me and made me leave
my father’s house. Why do you come to me now, when you are in trouble?”
Judges 11:10
11:10 The leaders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The
Lord will judge any grievance you have against us,
if we do not do as you say.”
Judges 11:12
Jephthah Gives a History Lesson
11:12 Jephthah sent messengers to the Ammonite king, saying, “Why have you come against me to attack my land?”
Judges 11:15
11:15 and said to him, “This is what Jephthah says, ‘Israel did not steal
the land of Moab and the land of the Ammonites.
Judges 12:2
12:2 Jephthah said to them, “My people and I were entangled in controversy with the Ammonites. I asked for your help, but you did not deliver me from their power.