Judges 12:4

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Then Jephthah gathered all of the men of Gilead. They fought and defeated Ephraim, because Ephraim had said, ‘You Gileadites are Ephraimite fugitives in the territories of Ephraim and Manasseh.’

Cross References

1 Samuel 25:10

Nabal asked them, ‘Who is David?  Who is Jesse’s son? Many slaves these days are running away from their masters.

Proverbs 15:1

A gentle answer turns away anger, but a harsh word stirs up wrath.

Proverbs 12:13

By rebellious speech an evil person is trapped, but a righteous person escapes from trouble.

Nehemiah 4:4

Listen, our God, for we are despised. Make their insults return on their own heads and let them be taken as plunder to a land of captivity.

Judges 11:10

The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, ‘The Lord is our witness if we don’t do as you say.’

Judges 12:3

When I saw that you weren’t going to deliver me, I took my life in my own hands and crossed over to the Ammonites, and the Lord handed them over to me. Why then have you come today to fight against me? ’

Judges 12:5

The Gileadites captured the fords of the Jordan leading to Ephraim. Whenever a fugitive from Ephraim said, ‘Let me cross over,’ the Gileadites asked him, ‘Are you an Ephraimite? ’ If he answered, ‘No,’

1 Kings 17:1

Now Elijah  the Tishbite, from the Gilead settlers,  , said to Ahab, ‘As the Lord God of Israel lives,  in whose presence I stand, there will be no dew or rain during these years except by my command! ’