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.
gathered. were called. Wherefore
Judges 8:1 And the men of Ephraim said to him, Why have you served us thus, …
2 Samuel 19:41-43 And, behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said to …
Psalm 109:4 For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself to prayer.
Ecclesiastes 4:4 Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this …
John 10:32 Jesus answered them, Many good works have I showed you from my Father; …
we will burn
Judges 14:15 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said to Samson's …
Judges 15:6 Then the Philistines said, Who has done this? And they answered, …
Proverbs 27:3,4 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier …
James 3:16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
James 4:1,2 From where come wars and fights among you? come they not hence, even …
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.
And when I saw that ye delivered me not, I put my life in my hands, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the LORD delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me?
put
Judges 9:17 (For my father fought for you, and adventured his life far, and delivered …
1 Samuel 19:5 For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and …
1 Samuel 28:21 And the woman came to Saul, and saw that he was sore troubled, and …
Job 13:14 Why do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand?
Psalm 119:109 My soul is continually in my hand: yet do I not forget your law.
Romans 16:4 Who have for my life laid down their own necks: to whom not only …
Revelation 12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of …
wherefore
Judges 11:27 Why I have not sinned against you, but you do me wrong to war against me…
2 Chronicles 13:12 And, behold, God himself is with us for our captain, and his priests …
Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites, and among the Manassites.
and the men
Judges 11:10 And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, The LORD be witness between …
Numbers 32:39,40 And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and …
Deuteronomy 3:12-17 And this land, which we possessed at that time, from Aroer, which …
fugitives
1 Samuel 25:10 And Nabal answered David's servants, and said, Who is David? and …
Nehemiah 4:4 Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach on …
Psalm 78:9 The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, turned back …
Proverbs 12:13 The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just …
Proverbs 15:1 A soft answer turns away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it was so, that when those Ephraimites which were escaped said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said unto him, Art thou an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay;
Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him, and slew him at the passages of Jordan: and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand.
Say now.
Matthew 26:73 And after a while came to him they that stood by, and said to Peter, …
Mark 14:70 And he denied it again. And a little after, they that stood by said …
Shibboleth. which signifieth a stream, or flood
Psalm 69:2,15 I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep …
Isaiah 27:12 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall beat off …
Shibboleth. also means an ear of corn
Job 24:24 They are exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low; …
and sibboleth signifies a burden.
Exodus 6:6 Why say to the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring …
and a heavy burden they were obliged to bear who could not pronounce this test letter. It is well known that several nations cannot pronounce certain letters. The sound of th cannot be pronounced by the Persians, no more than by some of our Continental neighbours; though it is a common sound among the Arabians. To this day, many of the German Jews cannot articulate th, for which they substitute ss; thus for baith, a house, they say baiss. there fell.
Proverbs 17:14 The beginning of strife is as when one lets out water: therefore …
Proverbs 18:19 A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their …
Ecclesiastes 10:12 The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool …
Matthew 12:25 And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them, Every kingdom divided …
Galatians 5:15 But if you bite and devour one another, take heed that you be not …
forty. Arbaim ooshenayim Aleph. `forty and two thousand.' and many mean simple addition; and this number may denote
Numbers 26:37 These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those …
the whole tribe of Ephraim only amounted to
And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.
And after him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.
And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.
Then died Ibzan, and was buried at Bethlehem.
And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.
And Elon the Zebulonite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the country of Zebulun.
And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel.
And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years.
And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites.
A.M.
2 Samuel 23:30 Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,
in the mount.
Judges 3:13,27 And he gathered to him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went …
Judges 5:14 Out of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amalek; after you, …
Genesis 14:7 And they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote …
Exodus 17:8 Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.
1 Samuel 15:7 And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until you come to Shur, …
