And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with fire.
gathered: Heb. were called
Wherefore: Judges 8:1, 2 Samuel 19:41-43, Psalms 109:4, Ecclesiastes 4:4, John 10:32
we will burn: Judges 14:15, Judges 15:6, Proverbs 27:3, Proverbs 27:4, James 3:16, James 4:1, James 4:2
Reciprocal: Numbers 21:24 - Israel 2 Samuel 19:43 - the words 1 Kings 12:13 - answered Proverbs 13:10 - Only Proverbs 17:14 - beginning Proverbs 26:4 - General Mark 3:24 - General
And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye delivered me not out of their hands.
I and my: Judges 11:12-33
Reciprocal: Numbers 21:24 - Israel
And when I saw that ye delivered me not, I put my life in my hands, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the LORD delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me?
put: Judges 9:17, 1 Samuel 19:5, 1 Samuel 28:21, Job 13:14, Psalms 119:109, Romans 16:4, Revelation 12:11
wherefore: Judges 11:27, 2 Chronicles 13:12
Reciprocal: Proverbs 15:1 - grievous
Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites, and among the Manassites.
and the men: Judges 11:10, Numbers 32:39, Numbers 32:40, Deuteronomy 3:12-17
fugitives: 1 Samuel 25:10, Nehemiah 4:4, Psalms 78:9, Proverbs 12:13, Proverbs 15:1
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 18:6 - wood of Ephraim James 3:6 - the tongue
And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it was so, that when those Ephraimites which were escaped said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said unto him, Art thou an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay;
Judges 3:28, Judges 7:24, Joshua 2:7, Joshua 22:11
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 1:1 - Ephrathite
Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him, and slew him at the passages of Jordan: and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand.
Say now: Matthew 26:73, Mark 14:70
Shibboleth: which signifieth a stream, or flood, Psalms 69:2, Psalms 69:15, Isaiah 27:12, *Heb: Shibboleth also means an ear of corn (Job 24:24), and sibboleth signifies a burden - Exodus 6:6, and a heavy burden they were obliged to bear who could not pronounce this test letter. It is well known that several nations cannot pronounce certain letters. The sound of th cannot be pronounced by the Persians, no more than by some of our Continental neighbours; though it is a common sound among the Arabians. To this day, many of the German Jews cannot articulate ת th, for which they substitute ss; thus for baith, a house, they say baiss.
there fell: Proverbs 17:14, Proverbs 18:19, Ecclesiastes 10:12, Matthew 12:25, Galatians 5:15
forty: Arbaim ooshenayim aleph, "forty and two thousand." Here the ו, and, may mean simple addition; and this number may denote 2,040 and not 42,000. At the last census of the Israelites (Numbers 26:37) the whole tribe of Ephraim only amounted to 32,500, compared with which this last number appears far too great.
Reciprocal: Judges 18:3 - they knew Isaiah 29:21 - make
And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.
Reciprocal: Judges 10:18 - he shall be Hebrews 11:32 - Jephthae
And after him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.
Ibzan: am 2823, bc 1181, An, Ex, Is, 310, "He seems to have been only a civil judge to do justice in North-east Israel."
Bethlehem: Genesis 15:19, 1 Samuel 16:1, Micah 5:2, Matthew 2:1
Reciprocal: Ruth 1:1 - the judges Ruth 2:1 - Boaz
And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.
Judges 12:14, Judges 10:4
Reciprocal: Judges 8:30 - threescore Proverbs 5:16 - dispersed Jeremiah 29:6 - take wives
Then died Ibzan, and was buried at Bethlehem.
And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.
am 2830, bc 1174, An, Ex, Is, 317, "A civil judge in North-east Israel." Judges 12:11
And Elon the Zebulonite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the country of Zebulun.
Aijalon: Joshua 19:42, 1 Chronicles 6:69, 1 Chronicles 8:13
Reciprocal: Joshua 10:12 - Ajalon Judges 1:35 - Aijalon
And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel.
am 2840, bc 1164, An, Ex, Is, 327, "A civil judge also in North-east Israel." Judges 12:13
And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years.
nephews: Heb. sons' sons
rode: Judges 5:10, Judges 10:4
Reciprocal: Judges 8:30 - threescore Judges 12:9 - General 1 Samuel 7:16 - in circuit 1 Samuel 8:1 - sons judges 2 Kings 10:1 - seventy sons Matthew 21:5 - sitting John 12:15 - sitting 1 Timothy 5:4 - nephews
And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites.
am 2848, bc 1156, An, Ex, Is, 335
Pirathonite: 2 Samuel 23:30
in the mount: Judges 3:13, Judges 3:27, Judges 5:14, Genesis 14:7, Exodus 17:8, 1 Samuel 15:7
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 11:29 - General