Judges 12:2
1 And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with fire.
And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye delivered me not out of their hands.
3 And when I saw that ye delivered me not, I put my life in my hands, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the LORD delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me?
4 Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites, and among the Manassites.
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.
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- BSB
- But Jephthah replied, “My people and I had a serious conflict with the Ammonites, and when I called, you did not save me out of their hands.
- KJV
- And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye delivered me not out of their hands.
- WEB
- Jephthah said to them, “I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, you didn’t save me out of their hand.
- ASV
- And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye saved me not out of their hand.
- DARBY
- And Jephthah said to them, I was at great strife, I and my people, with the children of Ammon; and I called you, but ye saved me not out of their hand.
- BLB
- And Jephthah said to them, “I have been a man of exceedingly great struggle—I and My people—with the sons of Ammon. And I called you⁺ and you⁺ did not deliver me out of their hands.
- ÅB
- Da sa Jefta til dem: Jeg og mitt folk lå i en hård strid med Ammons barn; da kalte jeg på dere, men dere hjalp meg ikke mot dem;
- OTB
- Jefta svarte: «Jeg og mitt folk var i en betydelig konflikt med ammonittene, og jeg kalte på dere, men dere reddet meg ikke fra deres hender.
- B1930
- Da sa Jefta til dem: Jeg og mitt folk lå i en hård strid med Ammons barn; da kalte jeg på eder, men I hjalp mig ikke mot dem;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Judges 11:12–33
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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