Judges 11:8

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “That is why we have turned to you now, that you may go with us and fight with the Ammonites, and be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.”

Cross References

1 Kings 13:6

And the king said to the man of God, “Entreat now the favor of the Lord your God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored to me.” And the man of God entreated the Lord; and the king's hand was restored to him, and became as it was before.

Exodus 10:17

Now therefore, forgive my sin, I pray you, only this once, and entreat the Lord your God only to remove this death from me.”

Exodus 8:28

So Pharaoh said, “I will let you go, to sacrifice to the Lord your God in the wilderness; only you shall not go very far away. Make entreaty for me.”

Exodus 8:8

Then Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron, and said, “Entreat the Lord to take away the frogs from me and from my people; and I will let the people go to sacrifice to the Lord.”

Exodus 9:28

Entreat the Lord; for there has been enough of this thunder and hail; I will let you go, and you shall stay no longer.”

Judges 10:18

And the people, the leaders of Gilead, said one to another, “Who is the man that will begin to fight against the Ammonites? He shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.”

Judges 11:9

Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, “If you bring me home again to fight with the Ammonites, and the Lord gives them over to me, I will be your head.”