Judges 12:10 - Prayer Tents

Conflict with Ephraim

12The men of Ephraim were called together and crossed [the Jordan] to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, "Why have you crossed over to fight against the Ammonites but didn't call us to go with you? We will burn your house down with you [in it]!"H376H669H6817H5674H6828H559H3316H5674H3898H1121H5983H7121H3212H8313H1004H784

2Then Jephthah said to them, "My people and I had a serious conflict with the Ammonites. So I called for you, but you didn't deliver me from their power.H3316H559H5971H1961H3966H376H7379H1121H5983H2199H3467H3027

3When I saw that you weren't going to deliver me, I took my life in my own hands and crossed over to the Ammonites, and the LORD handed them over to me. Why then have you come today to fight against me?"H7200H3467H7760H5315H3709H5674H1121H5983H3068H5414H3027H5927H3117H3898

4Then Jephthah gathered all of the men of Gilead. They fought and defeated Ephraim, because Ephraim had said, "You Gileadites are Ephraimite fugitives in [the territories of] Ephraim and Manasseh."H3316H6908H582H1568H3898H669H582H1568H5221H669H559H1568H6412H669H8432H669H8432H4519

5The Gileadites captured the fords of the Jordan leading to Ephraim. Whenever a fugitive from Ephraim said, "Let me cross over," the Gileadites asked him, "Are you an Ephraimite?" If he answered, "No,"H1568H3920H4569H3383H669H669H6412H559H5674H582H1568H559H673H559

6they told him, "Please say Shibboleth." If he said, "Sibboleth," because he could not pronounce it correctly, they seized him and killed him at the fords of the Jordan. At that time, 42,000 from Ephraim died.H559H559H7641H559H5451H3559H1696H3559H270H7819H4569H3383H5307H6256H669H705H8147H505

7Jephthah judged Israel six years, and when he died, he was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.H3316H8199H3478H8337H8141H4191H3316H1569H6912H5892H1568

Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon

8Ibzan, who was from Bethlehem, judged Israel after JephthahH310H78H1035H8199H3478

9and had 30 sons. He gave his 30 daughters in marriage [to men] outside the tribe and brought back 30 wives for his sons from outside [the tribe]. Ibzan judged Israel seven years,H7970H1121H7970H1323H7971H2351H935H7970H1323H2351H1121H8199H3478H7651H8141

10and when he died, he was buried in Bethlehem.H4191H78H6912H1035

11Elon, who was from Zebulun, judged Israel after Ibzan. He judged Israel 10 years,H310H356H2075H8199H3478H8199H3478H6235H8141

12and when he died, he was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.H356H2075H4191H6912H357H776H2074

13After Elon, Abdon son of Hillel, who was from Pirathon, judged Israel.H310H5658H1121H1985H6553H8199H3478

14He had 40 sons and 30 grandsons, who rode on 70 donkeys. Abdon judged Israel eight years,H705H1121H7970H1121H1121H7392H7657H5895H8199H3478H8083H8141

15and when he died, he was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.H5658H1121H1985H6553H4191H6912H6552H776H669H2022H6003