Judges 11:5 - New Revised Standard Version And when the Ammonites made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to bring Jephthah from the land of Tob. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And it was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And when the Ammonites made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to bring Jephthah out of the land of Tob; American Standard Version (1901) And it was so, that, when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob; Common English Bible And when the Ammonites attacked Israel, Gilead’s elders went to bring Jephthah back from the land of Tob. Catholic Public Domain Version And being steadfastly attacked, the elders of Gilead traveled so that they might obtain for their assistance Jephthah, from the land of Tob. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And as they pressed hard upon them, the ancients of Galaad went to fetch Jephte out of the land of Tob to help them. |
When the Ammonites saw that they had become odious to David, the Ammonites sent and hired the Arameans of Beth-rehob and the Arameans of Zobah, twenty thousand foot soldiers, as well as the king of Maacah, one thousand men, and the men of Tob, twelve thousand men.
The Ammonites came out and drew up in battle array at the entrance of the gate; but the Arameans of Zobah and of Rehob, and the men of Tob and Maacah, were by themselves in the open country.
The Ammonites also crossed the Jordan to fight against Judah and against Benjamin and against the house of Ephraim; so that Israel was greatly distressed.
They said to Jephthah, “Come and be our commander, so that we may fight with the Ammonites.”
But some worthless fellows said, “How can this man save us?” They despised him and brought him no present. But he held his peace. Now Nahash, king of the Ammonites, had been grievously oppressing the Gadites and the Reubenites. He would gouge out the right eye of each of them and would not grant Israel a deliverer. No one was left of the Israelites across the Jordan whose right eye Nahash, king of the Ammonites, had not gouged out. But there were seven thousand men who had escaped from the Ammonites and had entered Jabesh-gilead.
The people said to Samuel, “Who is it that said, ‘Shall Saul reign over us?’ Give them to us so that we may put them to death.”