Judges 12:3

Easy To Read Version

I saw that you would not help us. So I risked my own life. I went across the river to fight against the Ammonite people. The Lord helped me to defeat them. Now why have you come to fight against me today?”

Cross References

2 Chronicles 13:12

God himself is with us. He is our ruler, and his priests are with us. God’s priests blow his trumpets to wake you up and make you excited about coming to him! Men of Israel, don’t fight against the Lord God of your ancestors! {\cf2\super [175]} You will not succeed!”

Job 13:14

I will put myself in danger,\par and take my life in my own hands.\par

Psalm 119:109

My life is always in danger.\par But I have not forgotten your teachings.\par

Romans 16:4

They risked their own lives to save my life. I am thankful to them, and all the non-Jewish churches are thankful to them.

Revelation 12:11

Our brothers defeated him by the blood (death) of the Lamb and by the message \{of God\} they told people. They did not love their lives too much. They were not afraid of death.

Judges 11:27

The people of Israel have not sinned against you. But you are doing a very bad thing against the people of Israel. May the Lord, the true Judge, decide whether the people of Israel are right or the Ammonite people!

Judges 12:2

Jephthah answered them, “The Ammonite people have been giving us many problems. So I and my people fought against them. I called you, but you didn’t come to help us.

Judges 12:4

Then Jephthah called the men of Gilead together. They fought against the men from the family group of Ephraim. They fought against the men of Ephraim because those men had insulted the men of Gilead. They had said, “You men of Gilead are nothing but survivors of the men of Ephraim. {You don’t even have your own land!} Part of you belong to Ephraim, and part of you belong to Manasseh.” The men of Gilead defeated the men of Ephraim.

Judges 9:17

But think what my father did for you. My father fought for you. He risked his life when he saved you from the people of Midian.

1 Samuel 19:5

David risked his life when he killed the Philistine (Goliath). The Lord won a great victory for all Israel. You saw it, and you were happy. Why do you want to hurt David? He’s innocent. There is no reason to kill him!”

1 Samuel 28:21

The woman came to Saul. She saw Saul was really scared. She said, “Look, I am your servant. I have obeyed you. I risked my life and did what you told me to do.