Judges 12:4

Easy To Read Version

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.

Cross References

1 Kings 17:1

Elijah was a prophet from the town of Tishbe in Gilead. Elijah said to King Ahab, “I serve the Lord God of Israel. By his power, I promise that no dew or rain will fall during the next few years. The rain will fall only if I command it to fall.”

Nehemiah 4:4

\{Nehemiah prayed to God. He said,\} “Our God, listen to our prayer. Those men hate us. Sanballat and Tobiah are insulting us. Make those bad things happen to them. Make them ashamed, like people taken away as prisoners.

Psalm 78:9

The men from Ephraim had their weapons,\par but they ran away from the battle.\par

Proverbs 12:13

An evil person says foolish things and is trapped by his words. But a good person escapes from that kind of trouble.

Proverbs 15:1

A peaceful answer causes anger to disappear. But a rough answer causes anger to grow.

Judges 11:10

The elders (leaders) from Gilead said to Jephthah, “The Lord is listening to everything we are saying. And we promise to do all that you tell us to do.”

Judges 12:3

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?”

Judges 12:5

The men of Gilead captured the places where people cross the Jordan River. Those places led to the country of Ephraim. Any time a survivor from Ephraim came to the river and said, “Let me cross,” the men of Gilead would ask him, “Are you from Ephraim?” If he said, “No,”

1 Samuel 25:10

But Nabal {was mean to them}. Nabal said, “Who is David? Who is this son of Jesse? There are many slaves that have run away from their masters these days!