Judges 11:5
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New International Version (©1984)
the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob.

New Living Translation (©2007)
When the Ammonites attacked, the elders of Gilead sent for Jephthah in the land of Tob. The elders said,

English Standard Version (©2001)
And when the Ammonites made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to bring Jephthah from the land of Tob.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
When the sons of Ammon fought against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob;

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
When the Ammonites attacked Israel, Gilead's leaders went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob.

King James Bible
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:

American King James Version
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:

American Standard Version
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;

Bible in Basic English
And when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the responsible men of Gilead went to get Jephthah back from the land of Tob;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And as they pressed hard upon them, the ancients of Galaad went to fetch Jephte out of the land of Tob to help them:

Darby Bible Translation
And when the Ammonites made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to bring Jephthah from the land of Tob;

English Revised Version
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:

Webster's Bible Translation
And it was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to bring Jephthah out of the land of Tob:

World English Bible
It was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah out of the land of Tob;

Young's Literal Translation
and it cometh to pass, when the Bene-Ammon have fought with Israel, that the elders of Gilead go to take Jephthah from the land of Tob;

Geneva Study Bible

And it was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the {d} elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob:

(d) Or, ambassadors, sent for that purpose.

Wesley's Notes

11:5 Went - By direction from God, who both qualified him for, and called him to the office of a judge, otherwise they might not have chosen a bastard.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

5, 6. the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah-All eyes were directed towards him as the only person possessed of the qualities requisite for the preservation of the country in this time of imminent danger; and a deputation of the chief men was despatched from the Hebrew camp at Mizpeh to solicit his services.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

11:1-11 Men ought not to be blamed for their parentage, so long as they by their personal merits roll away any reproach. God had forgiven Israel, therefore Jephthah will forgive. He speaks not with confidence of his success, knowing how justly God might suffer the Ammonites to prevail for the further punishment of Israel. Nor does he speak with any confidence at all in himself. If he succeed, it is the Lord delivers them into his hand; he thereby reminds his countrymen to look up to God as the Giver of victory. The same question as here, in fact, is put to those who desire salvation by Christ. If he save you, will ye be willing that he shall rule you? On no other terms will he save you. If he make you happy, shall he make you holy? If he be your helper, shall he be your Head? Jephthah, to obtain a little worldly honour, was willing to expose his life: shall we be discouraged in our Christian warfare by the difficulties we may meet with, when Christ has promised a crown of life to him that overcometh?


Judges 11:4 It came about after a while that the sons of Ammon fought against Israel.
Judges 11:6 and they said to Jephthah, "Come and be our chief that we may fight against the sons of Ammon." (NASB ©1995)

Ammon Ammonites Bene-Ammon Children Elders Israel Jephthah Responsible Tob War


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:

made war. Jud 10:9,17,18

to fetch 1Sa 10:27 11:6,7,12 Ps 118:22,23 Ac 7:35-39 1Co 1:27-29

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