Judges 12:6

New Century Version

they would say to him, “Say the word ‘Shibboleth.’ ” The men of Ephraim could not say that word correctly. So if the person from Ephraim said, “Sibboleth,” the men of Gilead would kill him at the crossing. So forty-two thousand people from Ephraim were killed at that time.

Cross References

Psalm 69:15

Do not let the flood drown me or the deep water swallow me or the grave close its mouth over me.

Psalm 69:2

I’m sinking down into the mud, and there is nothing to stand on. I am in deep water, and the flood covers me.

Proverbs 17:14

Starting a quarrel is like a leak in a dam, so stop it before a fight breaks out.

Proverbs 18:19

A brother who has been insulted is harder to win back than a walled city, and arguments separate people like the barred gates of a palace.

Ecclesiastes 10:12

The words of the wise bring them praise, but the words of a fool will destroy them.

Isaiah 27:12

At that time the Lord will begin gathering his people one by one from the Euphrates River to the brook of Egypt. He will separate them from others as grain is separated from chaff.

Matthew 12:25

Jesus knew what the Pharisees were thinking, so he said to them, “Every kingdom that is divided against itself will be destroyed. And any city or family that is divided against itself will not continue.

Matthew 26:73

A short time later, some people standing there went to Peter and said, “Surely you are one of those who followed Jesus. The way you talk shows it.”

Mark 14:70

Again Peter said that it was not true. A short time later, some people were standing near Peter saying, “Surely you are one of those who followed Jesus, because you are from Galilee, too.”

Galatians 5:15

If you go on hurting each other and tearing each other apart, be careful, or you will completely destroy each other.

Judges 12:5

The men of Gilead captured the crossings of the Jordan River that led to the country of Ephraim. A person from Ephraim trying to escape would say, “Let me cross the river.” Then the men of Gilead would ask him, “Are you from Ephraim?” If he replied no,

Judges 12:7

Jephthah was a judge for Israel for six years. Then Jephthah, the man from Gilead, died and was buried in a town in Gilead.