When the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah out of the land of Tob.
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When the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah out of the land of Tob.
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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:
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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.
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Passages linked to Judges 11:5 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Corinthians 1:27-29 but God chose the foolish things of the world that he might put to shame those who are wise. God chose the weak things of the world that he might put to shame the things that are strong. God chose the lowly things of the world, and the things that are despised, and the things that don’t exist, that he might bring to nothing the things that exist, that no flesh should boast before God.
- 1 Samuel 11:12 The people said to Samuel, “Who is he who said, ‘Shall Saul reign over us?’ Bring those men, that we may put them to death!”
- Psalms 118:22-23 The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is Yahweh’s doing. It is marvelous in our eyes.
- Acts 7:35-39 “This Moses, whom they refused, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and a judge?’—God has sent him as both a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush. This man led them out, having worked wonders and signs in Egypt, in the Red Sea, and in the wilderness for forty years. This is that Moses, who said to the children of Israel, ‘The Lord our God will raise up a prophet for you from among your brothers, like me.’ This is he who was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel that spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers, who received living revelations to give to us, to whom our fathers wouldn’t be obedient, but rejected him, and turned back in their hearts to Egypt,
- Judges 10:9 The children of Ammon passed over the Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim, so that Israel was very distressed.
- Judges 10:17-18 Then the children of Ammon were gathered together and encamped in Gilead. The children of Israel assembled themselves together and encamped in Mizpah. The people, the princes of Gilead, said to one another, “Who is the man who will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? He shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.”
- 1 Samuel 10:27 But certain worthless fellows said, “How could this man save us?” They despised him, and brought him no present. But he held his peace.
- 1 Samuel 11:6-7 God’s Spirit came mightily on Saul when he heard those words, and his anger burned hot. He took a yoke of oxen, and cut them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the borders of Israel by the hand of messengers, saying, “Whoever doesn’t come out after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done to his oxen.” The dread of Yahweh fell on the people, and they came out as one man.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Or, ambassadors, sent for that purpose.
Or, ambassadors, sent for that purpose.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Jdg 11:5 And it was so, that when the…
Jdg 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:
Ver. 5. The elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah.] Whereunto they were necessitated: for else a bastard might not bear office, {Deu 23:2} for an admonition of chastity in regard of the infamy and contempt of such a polluted posterity. Upon a like necessity of the Catalinarian conspiracy breaking out in Rome, M. Tullius Cicero was made consul, though a new man, and none of the ancient nobility: which when it was objected unto him, he answered, Satius est meis gestis florere, quam maiorum opinione uti, &c., { a} that it was better to be a foundation of nobility to his posterity, and a pattern of virtue, than to be famous only for his noble ancestors. Two things he said he had to support him under whatsoever crosses or obloquies of men, Optimarum artium scientiam et maximarum rerum gloriam, {b} the knowledge of good arts, and the glory of his great acts: the one whereof should never be taken from him whilst alive; the other, no not when he was dead.
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{a} Sallust.
{b} Epist. Famil., lib. vii.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain By direction or instinct from God, who both qualified…
By direction or instinct from God, who both qualified him for and called him to the office of a judge. See Jdg 12:7; Heb 11:32. Otherwise they might not have chosen a bastard, Deu 23:2. Unless we will say, that there being no other person among them fit for and willing to this work, necessity dispensed with this law, as it did with other positive laws, as those of the sabbath and sacrifices.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And it was so, that when the children of…
And it was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel,.... Were preparing for it, and had assembled their forces near them, and had began to make some efforts against them:
the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob; they did not send messengers to him, but went themselves, partly to show greater respect to him, and partly in hopes of better success, being aware of objections he would make, which they could better answer themselves than a deputation.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Went - By direction from God, who both qualified…
Went - By direction from God, who both qualified him for, and called him to the office of a judge, otherwise they might not have chosen a bastard.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Hard. Hebrew, "and when the Ammonites made war." As…
Hard. Hebrew, "and when the Ammonites made war." As both armies were encamped near Maspha, they could hardly avoid having some skirmishes. But the Israelites durst not come to a pitched battle till they had Jephte at their head. (Haydock) --- The Ammonites infested them every year with similar incursions, ver. 12. (Calmet)
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah--All eyes…
the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah--All eyes were directed towards him as the only person possessed of the qualities requisite for the preservation of the country in this time of imminent danger; and a deputation of the chief men was despatched from the Hebrew camp at Mizpeh to solicit his services.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 5. Elders of Gilead went — These were doubtless…
5. Elders of Gilead went — These were doubtless delegates from the assembly of princes of Gilead, mentioned Jdg_10:18. There the question was raised, Who shall be our leader against Ammon? and this verse shows that their choice had fallen on Jephthah. His fame as a bold and warlike chieftain was doubtless the reason of this choice.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 5. And it was so … against Israel] These…
5. And it was so … against Israel] These words, which merely repeat Jdg_11:4, presuppose that the history has already begun, and were perhaps inserted to connect with Jdg_10:17 f. In some recensions of the LXX they are wanting, in others Jdg_11:4 is omitted.
the elders of Gilead] means no more than the sheikhs of the district.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (5) When the children of Ammon made war.—The allusion…
(5) When the children of Ammon made war.—The allusion is to some special threat of invasion (acriter instantibus, Vulg.) at the close of the eighteen years of oppression (Jdg_10:9).
To fetch Jephthah.—Because by this time he had made himself a great name as a brave and successful chieftain of marauders, who would doubtless come with him to lead the Gileadites.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain The elders of Gilead. The same as the princes…
The elders of Gilead. The same as the princes in Jud_1:10:18.
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