Judges 10:17

An Outcast Becomes a General

10:17 The Ammonites assembled ¹  and camped in Gilead; the Israelites gathered together and camped in Mizpah.

Judges 12:7

12:7 Jephthah led ²  Israel for six years; then he ³  died and was buried in his city in Gilead. ⁴ 

Judges 21:9

21:9 When they took roll call, ⁵  they noticed ⁶  none of the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead were there.

[10:17]  ¹ tn Or “were summoned;” or “were mustered.”

[12:7]  ² tn Traditionally, “judged.”

[12:7]  ³ tn Heb “Jephthah the Gileadite.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[12:7]  ⁴ tc The Hebrew text has “in the cities of Gilead.” The present translation has support from some ancient Greek textual witnesses.

[21:9]  ³ tn Or “when the people were mustered.”

[21:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “and look.”