Judges 12 (NET)

Judges 12:1¹The Ephraimites assembled and crossed over to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why did you go and fight with the Ammonites without asking us to go with you? We will burn your house down right over you!”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Judges 12:2²Jephthah said to them, “My people and I were in a struggle and the Ammonites were oppressing me greatly. I asked for your help, but you did not deliver me from their power.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Judges 12:3³When I saw that you were not going to help, I risked my life and advanced against the Ammonites, and the Lord handed them over to me. Why have you come up to fight with me today?”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Judges 12:4⁴Jephthah assembled all the men of Gilead and they fought with Ephraim. The men of Gilead defeated Ephraim, because the Ephraimites insulted them, saying, “You Gileadites are refugees in Ephraim, living within Ephraim’s and Manasseh’s territory.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Judges 12:5⁵The Gileadites captured the fords of the Jordan River opposite Ephraim. Whenever an Ephraimite fugitive said, “Let me cross over,” the men of Gilead asked him, “Are you an Ephraimite?” If he said, “No,”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Judges 12:6⁶then they said to him, “Say ‘Shibboleth!’” If he said, “Sibboleth” (and could not pronounce the word correctly), they grabbed him and executed him right there at the fords of the Jordan. On that day 42,000 Ephraimites fell dead.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Judges 12:7⁷Jephthah led Israel for six years; then he died and was buried in his town in Gilead.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Judges 12:8⁸After him Ibzan of Bethlehem led Israel.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Judges 12:9⁹He had thirty sons. He arranged for thirty of his daughters to be married outside his extended family, and he arranged for thirty young women to be brought from outside as wives for his sons. Ibzan led Israel for seven years;Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Judges 12:10¹⁰then he died and was buried in Bethlehem.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Judges 12:11¹¹After him Elon the Zebulunite led Israel for ten years.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Judges 12:12¹²Then Elon the Zebulunite died and was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Judges 12:13¹³After him Abdon son of Hillel the Pirathonite led Israel.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Judges 12:14¹⁴He had forty sons and thirty grandsons who rode on seventy donkeys. He led Israel for eight years.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

Judges 12:15¹⁵Then Abdon son of Hillel the Pirathonite died and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions