Judges 11:6
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New International Version (©2011)
"Come," they said, "be our commander, so we can fight the Ammonites."

New Living Translation (©2007)
"Come and be our commander! Help us fight the Ammonites!"

English Standard Version (©2001)
And they said to Jephthah, “Come and be our leader, that we may fight against the Ammonites.”

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
and they said to Jephthah, "Come and be our chief that we may fight against the sons of Ammon."

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
They said to him, "Come, be our commander, and let's fight against the Ammonites."

International Standard Version (©2012)
They told him, "Come and be our commander so we can fight the Ammonites!"

NET Bible (©2006)
They said, "Come, be our commander, so we can fight with the Ammonites."

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
They said to Jephthah, "Come and be our commander so that we can wage war against Ammon."

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.

American King James Version
And they said to Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.

American Standard Version
and they said unto Jephthah, Come and be our chief, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they said to him: Come thou and be our prince, and fight against the children of Ammon.

Darby Bible Translation
and they said to Jephthah, "Come and be our leader, that we may fight with the Ammonites."

English Revised Version
and they said unto Jephthah, Come and be our chief, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.

Webster's Bible Translation
And they said to Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.

World English Bible
and they said to Jephthah, "Come and be our chief, that we may fight with the children of Ammon."

Young's Literal Translation
and they say unto Jephthah, 'Come, and thou hast been to us for captain, and we fight against the Bene-Ammon.'

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?

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 6. - Our captain. A military term, as in Joshua 10:24. It is also used in Isaiah 1:10 for the rulers of Sodom.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And they said unto Jephthah, come and be our captain,.... The general of their army, to conduct and lead on their forces; they did not propose him to be their king, being convinced by Abimelech's conduct that such a step would be wrong; nor did they say anything of his being their judge, having no other view than to serve their present exigence; besides, a judge was not one chosen by the people, but raised up of God, and which honour was conferred on Jephthah afterwards:

that we may fight with the children of Ammon; with judgment, courage, and success; they did not make this proposal to him to save themselves from being engaged in the war, but that they might have one skilful in military affairs at the head of them, to instruct them in the art of war, and lead them on in a regular manner, and animate them by his brave example.

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Jephthah Delivers Israel
…5And 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: 6And they said to Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon. 7And Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, Did not you hate me, and expel me out of my father's house? and why are you come to me now when you are in distress? …

Judges 11:5 the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob.
Judges 11:7 Jephthah said to them, "Didn't you hate me and drive me from my father's house? Why do you come to me now, when you're in trouble?"