Judges 12:1 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹ The men of Ephraim were called to arms, and they crossed to Zaphon and said to Jephthah, “Why did you cross over to fight against the Ammonites, and did not call us to go with you? We will burn your house over you with fire.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ THE MEN of Ephraim were summoned together and they crossed to Zaphon and said to Jephthah, Why did you cross over to fight with the Ammonites and did not summon us to go with you? We will burn your house over you with fire.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ And the men of Ephraim were gathered together, and passed northward; and they 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 thy house upon thee with fire.

Common English Bible

¹ The Ephraimites were called up for battle and crossed over to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why did you cross over to fight the Ammonites and not call us to go with you? We’re going to burn down your house over you!”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ And behold, a sedition rose up in Ephraim. Then, while passing by toward the north, they said to Jephthah: "When you were going to fight against the sons of Ammon, why were you unwilling to summon us, so that we might go with you? Therefore, we will burn down your house."

Judges 12:1 Cross References

Psalm 109:4

In return for my love they accuse me, even as I make prayer for them.

Ecclesiastes 4:4

Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from a man's envy of his neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

Hosea 13:1

When Ephraim spoke, men trembled; he was exalted in Israel; but he incurred guilt through Baal and died.

Mark 3:24

If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

John 10:32

Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good works from the Father; for which of these do you stone me?”

James 3:16

For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice.

Judges 11:40

that the daughters of Israel went year by year to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in the year.

Judges 12:2

And Jephthah said to them, “I and my people had a great feud with the Ammonites; and when I called you, you did not deliver me from their hand.

Judges 14:15

On the fourth day they said to Samson's wife, “Entice your husband to tell us what the riddle is, lest we burn you and your father's house with fire. Have you invited us here to impoverish us?”

Judges 15:6

Then the Philistines said, “Who has done this?” And they said, “Samson, the son-in-law of the Timnite, because he has taken his wife and given her to his companion.” And the Philistines came up, and burned her and her father with fire.

Judges 8:1

And the men of Ephraim said to him, “What is this that you have done to us, not to call us when you went to fight with Midian?” And they upbraided him violently.