Judges 11:6

Easy To Read Version

The elders said to Jephthah, “Come and be our leader so that we can fight the Ammonite people.”

Cross References

Isaiah 3:6

At that time, a person will grab one of his brothers from his own family. That person will tell the brother, “You have a coat, {\cf2\super [30]} so you will be our leader. You will be the leader over all these ruins.”

Judges 11:5

The Ammonite people were fighting against Israel, so the elders (leaders) in Gilead went to Jephthah. They wanted Jephthah to leave the land of Tob and come back to Gilead.

Judges 11:7

But Jephthah said to the elders (leaders) of the land of Gilead, “You forced me to leave my father’s house. You hate me! So why are you coming to me now that you are having trouble?”