Judges 12:1

Translations

Modern

Then the men of Ephraim assembled and crossed the Jordan to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why have you crossed over to fight the Ammonites without calling us to go with you? We will burn your house down with you inside!”

Traditional

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.

Literal

And the men of Ephraim gathered together and passed over toward Zaphon, and they said to Jephthah, “Why did you pass over to fight against the sons of Ammon and did not call us to go with you? Your house we will burn down over you with the fire.”

Latin

Ecce autem in Ephraim orta est seditio: nam transeuntes contra aquilonem, dixerunt ad Jephte: Quare vadens ad pugnam contra filios Ammon, vocare nos noluisti, ut pergeremus tecum? igitur incendemus domum tuam.

Original

Hebrew

English

Then the men of Ephraim assembled and crossed the Jordan to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why have you crossed over to fight the Ammonites without calling us to go with you? We will burn your house down with you inside!”

Notes

Judges 12:1

Zaphon was just east of the Jordan River, opposite the area belonging to the tribe of Ephraim.

Judges 12:1–6

Ephraim felt neglected again (see Judges 8:1–3) and wanted revenge. Unlike Gideon's approach, Jephthah blamed Ephraim, leading to a civil war.

Theme notes and profiles

Social Chaos in Judges

Events

Deliverance by Jephthah

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People

Ephraim: Second son of Joseph, and a tribe of Israel Jephthah: A judge of Israel, known for his tragic vow

Places

Ammon: An ancient nation and its capital city, enemies of Israel

Glossary

Ephraim, Tribe of Forest of Ephraim Jephthah Jordan River Judges, Book of

Topics

Ammonites: Defeated by the Israelites Citizens: Wicked: Ephraimites Ephraim: A Tribe of Israel: Their Jealousy of Jephthah Israel: Under the Judges: The Ephraimites Go to War Against Other Tribes Jealousy of Jephthah Jephthah: Falsely Accused by the Ephraimites Judge: Jephthah Strife: Jephthah and the Ephraimites the Tribe of Manasseh: Often at War with Ephraim Treason of the Ephraimites Against Jephthah Tribe of Ephraim: Quarrelled with Jephthah for not Seeking Their Aid Against War: Civil

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