Judges 11:5 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

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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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And when the Ammonites made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to bring Jephthah out of the land of Tob;

American Standard Version (1901)

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;

Common English Bible

And when the Ammonites attacked Israel, Gilead’s elders went to bring Jephthah back from the land of Tob.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And being steadfastly attacked, the elders of Gilead traveled so that they might obtain for their assistance Jephthah, from the land of Tob.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And as they pressed hard upon them, the ancients of Galaad went to fetch Jephte out of the land of Tob to help them.

Judges 11:5 Cross References

2 Samuel 10:6

And when the children of Ammon saw that they were become odious to David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth-rehob, and the Syrians of Zobah, twenty thousand footmen, and the king of Maacah with a thousand men, and the men of Tob twelve thousand men.

2 Samuel 10:8

And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zobah, and of Rehob, and the men of Tob and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.

Judges 10:9

And the children of Ammon passed over Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; so that Israel was sore distressed.

Judges 11:4

And it came to pass after a while, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel.

Judges 11:6

and they said unto Jephthah, Come and be our chief, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.

1 Samuel 10:27

But certain sons of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no present. But he held his peace.

1 Samuel 11:12

And the people said unto Samuel, Who is he that said, Shall Saul reign over us? bring the men, that we may put them to death.