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Complete Jewish Bible

Judges 11:4

After a while the people of ‘Amon made war against Isra'el.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

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

Dictionaries:

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

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Reign of the Judges;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Bastard;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Jephthah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Some time later, the Ammonites fought against Israel.
Hebrew Names Version
It happened after a while, that the children of `Ammon made war against Yisra'el.
King James Version
And it came to pass in process of time, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel.
Lexham English Bible
After a time the Ammonites made war with Israel.
English Standard Version
After a time the Ammonites made war against Israel.
New Century Version
After a time the Ammonites fought against Israel.
New English Translation
It was some time after this when the Ammonites fought with Israel.
Amplified Bible
Now it happened after a while that the Ammonites fought against Israel.
New American Standard Bible
Now it came about, after a while, that the sons of Ammon fought against Israel.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And in processe of time the children of Ammon made warre with Israel.
Legacy Standard Bible
En 'n tyd daarna het die kinders van Ammon oorlog gevoer teen Israel.
Darby Translation
And it came to pass after some time, that the children of Ammon fought with Israel.
Easy-to-Read Version
After a time the Ammonites fought with the Israelites.
George Lamsa Translation
And it came to pass after a time, the children of Ammon made war against Israel.
Good News Translation
It was some time later that the Ammonites went to war against Israel.
Literal Translation
And it happened after some time, the sons of Ammon fought with Israel.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And after a certayne tyme foughte the children of Ammon with Israel.
American Standard Version
And it came to pass after a while, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel.
Bible in Basic English
Now after a time the children of Ammon made war against Israel.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And in processe of time, the children of Ammon made warre agaynst Israel.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And it came to pass after a while, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel.
King James Version (1611)
And it came to passe, in processe of time, that the children of Ammon made warre against Israel.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And it came to pass when the children of Ammon prepared to fight with Israel,
English Revised Version
And it came to pass after a while, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel.
Berean Standard Bible
Some time later, when the Ammonites fought against Israel
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
In tho daies the sones of Amon fouyten ayens Israel;
Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, after a time, that the Bene-Ammon fight with Israel,
Update Bible Version
And it came to pass after awhile, that the sons of Ammon made war against Israel.
Webster's Bible Translation
And it came to pass in process of time, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel.
World English Bible
It happened after a while, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel.
New King James Version
It came to pass after a time that the people of Ammon made war against Israel.
New Living Translation
At about this time, the Ammonites began their war against Israel.
New Life Bible
The time came when the men of Ammon fought against Israel.
New Revised Standard
After a time the Ammonites made war against Israel.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And so it came to pass, after a time, - that the sons of Ammon made war with Israel.
Douay-Rheims Bible
In those days the children of Ammon made war against Israel.
Revised Standard Version
After a time the Ammonites made war against Israel.
THE MESSAGE
Some time passed. And then the Ammonites started fighting Israel. With the Ammonites at war with them, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob. They said to Jephthah: "Come. Be our general and we'll fight the Ammonites."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
It came about after a while that the sons of Ammon fought against Israel.

Contextual Overview

4 After a while the people of ‘Amon made war against Isra'el. 5 When the army of ‘Amon attacked Isra'el, the leaders of Gil‘ad went to fetch Yiftach from the territory of Tov 6 and said to him, "Come and be our chief, so that we can fight the army of ‘Amon." 7 Yiftach answered the leaders of Gil‘ad, "Didn't you hate me so much that you forced me out of my father's house? Why are you coming to me now, when you're in trouble?" 8 The leaders of Gil‘ad replied, "Here is why we've come back to you now: if you lead us in war with the people of ‘Amon, you will be head over everyone living in Gil‘ad." 9 Yiftach answered them, "If you bring me back home to fight the army of ‘Amon, and Adonai defeats them for me, I will be your head." 10 The leaders of Gil‘ad said to Yiftach, " Adonai is witness that we promise to do what you have said." 11 Then Yiftach went with the leaders of Gil‘ad, and the people made him head and chief over them. Yiftach repeated all these conditions at Mitzpah in the presence of Adonai .

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

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in process of time: Heb. after days. Judges 11:4

Reciprocal: Judges 3:31 - Israel 2 Chronicles 27:5 - the king of the Ammonites

Cross-References

Genesis 6:4
The N'filim were on the earth in those days, and also afterwards, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men, and they bore children to them; these were the ancient heroes, men of renown.
Genesis 11:8
So from there Adonai scattered them all over the earth, and they stopped building the city.
Genesis 11:9
For this reason it is called Bavel [confusion] — because there Adonai confused the language of the whole earth, and from there Adonai scattered them all over the earth.
Genesis 11:11
After Arpakhshad was born, Shem lived another 500 years and had sons and daughters.
Genesis 11:13
After Shelach was born, Arpakhshad lived another 403 years and had sons and daughters.
Deuteronomy 1:28
What sort of place is it that we're heading for? Our brothers made our courage fail when they said, "The people are bigger and taller than we are; the cities are great and fortified up to the sky; and finally, we have seen ‘Anakim there."'
Deuteronomy 4:27
Adonai will scatter you among the peoples; and among the nations to which Adonai will lead you away, you will be left few in number.
Deuteronomy 9:1
"Listen, Isra'el! You are to cross the Yarden today, to go in and dispossess nations greater and stronger than you, great cities fortified up to the sky;
2 Samuel 8:13
David gained more fame on returning from killing 18,000 men from Aram in the Salt Valley.
Psalms 92:9
while you, Adonai , are exalted forever.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And it came to pass in process of time,.... Some time after Jephthah had been expelled from his father's house, and he was become famous for his martial genius, and military exploits; or at the close of the eighteen years' oppression of the children of Israel by the Ammonites, or some few days after the children of Israel were gathered together at Mizpeh, that the people and princes of Gilead were preparing for war with Ammon, and were thinking of a proper person to be their general:

that the children of Ammon made war against Israel; not only passed over Jordan again, and encamped in Gilead, but began to attack them in some place or another, at least threatened them with it, and made motions towards it.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Judges 11:4. The children of Ammon made war — They had invaded the land of Israel, and were now encamped in Gilead. See Judges 10:17.


 
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