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Judges 11:5

and made war with them, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Government;   Jephthah;   Prayer;   Tob;   Thompson Chain Reference - Jephthah;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Ammonites, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Ammonites;   Children;   Jephthah;   Tob;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Gad;   Jephthah;   Judges, book of;   Ruler;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Elder;   Leadership;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Vow;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Bastard;   Jephthah;   Tob, the Land of;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Jephthah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Tob;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ammon, Ammonites;   Gilead;   Government;   Jephthah;   Judges (1);   Levi;   Tob;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Ishtob ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Jephtha;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Elder;   Jephthah;   Tob;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Government of the Hebrews;   Jephthah;   Testament;   Tob;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Reign of the Judges;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Courts, Judicial;   Jephthah;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Bastard;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Jephthah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
When the Ammonites made war with Israel, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob.
Hebrew Names Version
It was so, that when the children of `Ammon made war against Yisra'el, the Zakenim of Gil`ad went to get Yiftach out of the land of Tov;
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:
Lexham English Bible
When the Ammonites made war with Israel, the elders of Gilead went to bring Jephthah from the land of Tob.
English Standard Version
And when the Ammonites made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to bring Jephthah from the land of Tob.
New Century Version
When the Ammonites made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to Jephthah to bring him back from Tob.
New English Translation
When the Ammonites attacked, the leaders of Gilead asked Jephthah to come back from the land of Tob.
Amplified Bible
When the Ammonites fought against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob;
New American Standard Bible
When the sons of Ammon fought against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob;
Geneva Bible (1587)
And when the children of Ammon fought with Israel, the Elders of Gilead went to fet Iphtah out of the land of Tob.
Legacy Standard Bible
Maar toe die kinders van Ammon oorlog voer teen Israel, het die oudstes van Gílead Jefta gaan haal uit die land Tob;
Complete Jewish Bible
When the army of ‘Amon attacked Isra'el, the leaders of Gil‘ad went to fetch Yiftach from the territory of Tov
Darby Translation
And when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob.
Easy-to-Read Version
The Ammonites were fighting against Israel, so the elders in Gilead went to Jephthah. They wanted Jephthah to leave the land of Tob and come back to Gilead.
George Lamsa Translation
And when the children of Ammon made war against the children of Israel, the elders of Gilead went to bring Jephthah from the land of Tobtha;
Good News Translation
When this happened, the leaders of Gilead went to bring Jephthah back from the land of Tob.
Literal Translation
And it happened when the sons of Ammon fought with Israel, the elders of Gilead went to bring Jephthah from the land of Tob.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Now wha the childre of Ammon foughte thus with Israel, the Elders wente from Gilead to fetch Iephthae out of the londe 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;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when the children of Ammon fought thus agaynst Israel, the elders of Gilead went to set Iephthah out of the lande of Tob,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
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.
King James Version (1611)
And it was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the Elders of Gilead went to fetch Iephthah out of the land of Tob,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
that the elders of Galaad went to fetch Jephthae 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:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and whanne thei contynueden scharpli, the grettere men in birthe of Galaad, yeden to take in to `the help of hem silf Jepte fro the lond 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;
Update Bible Version
And it was so, that, when the sons 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;
New King James Version
And so it was, when the people of Ammon made war against Israel, that the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob.
New Living Translation
When the Ammonites attacked, the elders of Gilead sent for Jephthah in the land of Tob.
New Life Bible
When the men of Ammon fought against Israel, the leaders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob.
New Revised Standard
And when the Ammonites made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to bring Jephthah from the land of Tob.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
When, therefore, it came to pass that the sons of Ammon made war with Israel, then went the elders of Gilead, to summon Jephthah out of 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:
Revised Standard Version
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;

Contextual Overview

4Some time later, when the Ammonites fought against Israel 5and made war with them, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob.6"Come," they said, "be our commander, so that we can fight against the Ammonites." 7Jephthah replied to the elders of Gilead, "Did you not hate me and expel me from my father's house? So why then have you come to me now when you are in distress?" 8They answered Jephthah, "This is why we now turn to you, that you may go with us, fight the Ammonites, and become leader over all of us who live in Gilead." 9But Jephthah asked them, "If you take me back to fight the Ammonites and the LORD gives them to me, will I really be your leader?" 10And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, "The LORD is our witness if we do not do as you say." 11So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people put him over themselves as leader and commander. And Jephthah repeated all his terms in the presence of the LORD at Mizpah.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

made war: Judges 10:9, Judges 10:17, Judges 10:18

to fetch: 1 Samuel 10:27, 1 Samuel 11:6, 1 Samuel 11:7, 1 Samuel 11:12, Psalms 118:22, Psalms 118:23, Acts 7:35-39, 1 Corinthians 1:27-29

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 10:6 - Ishtob

Cross-References

Genesis 11:13
And after he had become the father of Shelah, Arphaxad lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.
Genesis 11:14
When Shelah was 30 years old, he became the father of Eber.
Genesis 11:23
And after he had become the father of Nahor, Serug lived 200 years and had other sons and daughters.
Genesis 11:24
When Nahor was 29 years old, he became the father of Terah.
Genesis 18:21
I will go down to see if their actions fully justify the outcry that has reached Me. If not, I will find out."
Exodus 3:8
I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey-the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
Exodus 19:11
and be prepared by the third day, for on the third day the LORD will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.
Exodus 19:18
Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke, because the LORD had descended on it in fire. And smoke rose like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently.
Exodus 19:20
The LORD descended to the top of Mount Sinai and called Moses to the summit. So Moses went up,
Psalms 11:4
The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD is on His heavenly throne. His eyes are watching closely; they examine the sons of men.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And it was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel,.... Were preparing for it, and had assembled their forces near them, and had began to make some efforts against them:

the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob; they did not send messengers to him, but went themselves, partly to show greater respect to him, and partly in hopes of better success, being aware of objections he would make, which they could better answer themselves than a deputation.


 
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