Judges 12:4

New King James Version

Now Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead and fought against Ephraim. And the men of Gilead defeated Ephraim, because they said, “You Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites and among the Manassites.”

Cross References

1 Kings 17:1

And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, except at my word.”

Nehemiah 4:4

Hear, O our God, for we are despised; turn their reproach on their own heads, and give them as plunder to a land of captivity!

Psalm 78:9

The children of Ephraim, being armed and carrying bows, Turned back in the day of battle.

Proverbs 12:13

The wicked is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, But the righteous will come through trouble.

Proverbs 15:1

A soft answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger.

Judges 11:10

And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The Lord will be a witness between us, if we do not do according to your words.”

Judges 12:3

So when I saw that you would not deliver me, I took my life in my hands and crossed over against the people of Ammon; and the Lord delivered them into my hand. Why then have you come up to me this day to fight against me?”

Judges 12:5

The Gileadites seized the fords of the Jordan before the Ephraimites arrived. And when any Ephraimite who escaped said, “Let me cross over,” the men of Gilead would say to him, “Are you an Ephraimite?” If he said, “No,”

1 Samuel 25:10

Then Nabal answered David’s servants, and said, “Who is David, and who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants nowadays who break away each one from his master.