Then the men of Ephraim assembled and crossed (the Jordan) to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah , “ Why have you crossed over to fight the Ammonites ... without calling us to go with you ? We will burn your house down ... with you inside ! ”
But Jephthah replied - , - “ My people and I had a serious conflict with the Ammonites ... , and when I called , - you did not save me out of their hands.
When I saw that you would not save me , I risked ... my life and crossed over to the Ammonites ... , and the LORD delivered them into my hand. Why then have you come ... today ... to fight
Jephthah then - gathered all the men of Gilead and fought against Ephraim. And the men of Gilead - struck them down because the Ephraimites had said , “ You Gileadites are fugitives in Ephraim , living in the territories of Ephraim ... and Manasseh. ”
The Gileadites - captured the fords of the Jordan leading to Ephraim , and whenever a fugitive from Ephraim would say , “ Let me cross over , ” the Gileadites would ask ... “ Are you an Ephraimite ? ” If he answered , “ No , ”
they told “ 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. So at that time 42,000 {} ... ... Ephraimites were killed.
Jephthah - judged Israel six years , and when he ... died , he was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.
After Jephthah , - Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.
He had thirty sons , as well as thirty daughters whom he gave in marriage to men outside his clan ; and for his sons he brought back thirty wives from elsewhere. Ibzan judged - Israel seven years.
Then Ibzan died , and he was buried vvv in Bethlehem.
After Ibzan , Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel - - - - ten years.
Then Elon the Zebulunite died , and he was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.
After Elon , - Abdon son of Hillel , from Pirathon , judged Israel.
He had forty sons and thirty grandsons ... , who rode on seventy donkeys. And he judged - Israel eight years.
Then Abdon son of Hillel , from Pirathon , died , and he was buried at Pirathon in Ephraim , in the hill country of the Amalekites.