After a time the Ammonites fought against Israel.
The Ammonites gathered for war and camped in Gilead. The Israelites gathered and camped at Mizpah.
The leaders of the people of Gilead said, “Who will lead us to attack the Ammonites? He will become the head of all those who live in Gilead.”
The Ammonites then crossed the Jordan River to fight the people of Judah, Benjamin, and Ephraim, causing much trouble to the people of Israel.
When the Ammonites made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to Jephthah to bring him back from Tob.
About a month later Nahash the Ammonite and his army surrounded the city of Jabesh in Gilead. All the people of Jabesh said to Nahash, “Make a treaty with us, and we will serve you.”
