When the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah out of the land of Tob. They said to Jephthah, “Come and be our chief, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.”
Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, “Didn’t you hate me, and drive me out of my father’s house? Why have you come to me now when you are in distress?”
The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “Therefore we have turned again to you now, that you may go with us and fight with the children of Ammon. You will be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.”
Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, “If you bring me home again to fight with the children of Ammon, and Yahweh delivers them before me, will I be your head?”
The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “Yahweh will be witness between us. Surely we will do what you say.”
Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and chief over them. Jephthah spoke all his words before Yahweh in Mizpah.
Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv5, 6, 7, 10 Or, ambassadors, sent for that purpose.
Or, ambassadors, sent for that purpose.
Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.
John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv5–11 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 On vv5–11 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 On vv5–11 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 On vv5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 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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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv6, 8, 11 Verse 6. Come, and be our captain] The Israelites…
Verse 6. Come, and be our captain] The Israelites were assembled in Mizpeh, but were without a captain to lead them against the Ammonites. And we find, from the conclusion of the preceding chapter, that they offered the command to any that would accept it.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv7–10 Jdg 11:7. Did ye not hate me, and expel…
Jdg 11:7. Did ye not hate me, and expel me — And deprive me of all share in my father’s goods, which, though a bastard, was due to me? This expulsion of him was the act of his brethren; but he here ascribes it to the elders of Gilead; either because some of his brethren were among these elders, as is very probable from the dignity of this family; or because this act, though desired by his brethren, was executed by the decree of the elders, to whom the determination of all controversies about inheritances belonged; and therefore it was their faults they did not protect him from the injuries of his brethren.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On vv7, 9, 11 This gives a wider signification to Jdg 11:2-3, and…
This gives a wider signification to Jdg 11:2-3, and shows that Jephthah’s “brethren” include his fellow tribesmen.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv5, 7, 8, 11 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 On vv5, 7, 10 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 On vv5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 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 On vv5–11 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 On vv5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11 (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 On vv5, 6, 7, 9, 11 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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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv7, 9 my father's house
my father's house
Here "house" refers to people living in the house. AT: "my family" (See: Metonymy)
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That is why we are turning to you now
The word "that" refers to what Jephthah said about about them being in trouble. The full meaning of this statement can be made clear. AT: "We are turning to you now because we are in trouble" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
fight with the people of Ammon
"fight against the people of Ammon"
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Jephthah
Gilead
house
trouble
elder
Ammon
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