Judges 11:6
4 Some time later, when the Ammonites fought against Israel
5 and made war with them, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob.
“Come,” they said, “be our commander, so that we can fight against the Ammonites.”
7 Jephthah replied to the elders of Gilead, “Did you not hate me and expel me from my father’s house? Why then have you come to me now, when you are in distress?”
8 They answered Jephthah, “This is why we now turn to you, that you may go with us, fight the Ammonites, and become leader over all of us who live in Gilead.”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “Come,” they said, “be our commander, so that we can fight against the Ammonites.”
- KJV
- And they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.
- WEB
- They said to Jephthah, “Come and be our chief, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.”
- ASV
- and they said unto Jephthah, Come and be our chief, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.
- DARBY
- And they said to Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight against the children of Ammon.
- BLB
- and they said to Jephthah, “Come and be our commander, that we may fight against the sons of Ammon.”
- ÅB
- Og de sa til Jefta: Kom og bli vår fører, så vil vi stride mot Ammons barn.
- OTB
- De henvendte seg til Jefta og sa: «Kom og led oss i kamp mot ammonittene.»
- B1930
- Og de sa til Jefta: Kom og bli vår fører, så vil vi stride mot Ammons barn.