Judges 10:9

10:9 The Ammonites crossed the Jordan to fight with Judah, Benjamin, and Ephraim. ¹  Israel suffered greatly. ² 

Judges 10:17-18

An Outcast Becomes a General

10:17 The Ammonites assembled ³  and camped in Gilead; the Israelites gathered together and camped in Mizpah. 10:18 The leaders ⁴  of Gilead said to one another, “Who is willing to lead the charge ⁵  against the Ammonites? He will become the leader of all who live in Gilead!”

[10:9]  ¹ tn Heb “the house of Ephraim.”

[10:9]  ² tn Or “Israel experienced great distress.” Perhaps here the verb has the nuance “hemmed in.”

[10:17]  ³ tn Or “were summoned;” or “were mustered.”

[10:18]  ⁴ tn Heb “the people, the officers.”

[10:18]  ⁵ tn Heb “Who is the man who will begin fighting.”