Translations
Modern
But Jephthah replied, “My people and I had a serious conflict with the Ammonites, and when I called, you did not save me out of their hands.
Traditional
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.
Literal
And Jephthah said to them, “I have been a man of exceedingly great struggle—I and My people—with the sons of Ammon. And I called you and you did not deliver me out of their hands.
Latin
Quibus ille respondit: Disceptatio erat mihi et populo meo contra filios Ammon vehemens: vocavique vos, ut præberetis mihi auxilium, et facere noluistis.
Original
Hebrew
English
But Jephthah replied, “My people and I had a serious conflict with the Ammonites, and when I called, you did not save me out of their hands.
Notes
There is no record of Jephthah's earlier request.
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
Events
- Deliverance by Jephthahc. 1152 BC
People
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 Israel: Under the Judges: The Ephraimites Go to War Against Other Tribes Judge: Jephthah Strife: Jephthah and the Ephraimites Treason of the Ephraimites Against Jephthah Tribe of Ephraim: Quarrelled with Jephthah for not Seeking Their Aid Against War: Civil