strkjv@Judges:11:1
@ Now
Jephthah
the
Gileadite
was a mighty
man
of
valour
, and he was the
son
of an
harlot
H2181: and
Gilead
begat
Jephthah
.
strkjv@Judges:11:2
@ And
Gileads
wife
bare
him
sons
; and his
wifes
sons
grew
up
, and they thrust
out
Jephthah
, and
said
unto him, Thou shalt not
inherit
in our
fathers
house
; for thou art the
son
of a
strange
woman
.
strkjv@Judges:11:3
@ Then
Jephthah
fled
from
his
brethren
, and
dwelt
in the
land
of
Tob
: and there were
gathered
vain
men
to
Jephthah
, and went
out
with him.
strkjv@Judges:11:4
@ And it came to pass in process of
time
, that the
children
of
Ammon
made
war
against
Israel
.
strkjv@Judges:11:5
@ 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
:
strkjv@Judges:11:6
@ And they
said
unto
Jephthah
,
Come
, and be our
captain
, that we may
fight
with the
children
of
Ammon
.
strkjv@Judges:11:7
@ And
Jephthah
said
unto the
elders
of
Gilead
, Did not ye
hate
me, and
expel
me out of my
fathers
house
? and why are ye
come
unto me now when ye are in
distress
?
strkjv@Judges:11:8
@ And the
elders
of
Gilead
said
unto
Jephthah
, Therefore we turn
again
to thee now, that thou mayest
go
with us, and
fight
against the
children
of
Ammon
, and be our
head
over all the
inhabitants
of
Gilead
.
strkjv@Judges:11:9
@ And
Jephthah
said
unto the
elders
of
Gilead
, If ye bring me home
again
to
fight
against the
children
of
Ammon
, and the
LORD
deliver
them
before
me, shall I be your
head
?
strkjv@Judges:11:10
@ And the
elders
of
Gilead
said
unto
Jephthah
, The
LORD
be
witness
between us, if we
do
not so according to thy
words
.
strkjv@Judges:11:11
@ Then
Jephthah
went
with the
elders
of
Gilead
, and the
people
made
him
head
and
captain
over them: and
Jephthah
uttered
all his
words
before
the
LORD
in
Mizpeh
.
strkjv@Judges:11:12
@ And
Jephthah
sent
messengers
unto the
king
of the
children
of
Ammon
,
saying
, What hast thou to do with me, that thou art
come
against me to
fight
in my
land
?
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