Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Judges 12

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Judges 12 . 1 , The Ephraimites , quarrelling with Jephthah , and discerned by Shibboleth , are slain by the Gileadites; Judges 12 . 7 , Jephthah dies; Judges 12 . 8 , Ibzan , who had thirty sons , and thirty daughters; Judges 12 . 11 , and Elon; Judges 12 . 13 , and Abdon , who had forty sons , and thirty nephews , judge Israel.

Judges 12:1

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!”

Judges 12:1 · BSB

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gathered Heb. were called

Judges 12:2

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.

Judges 12:2 · BSB

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Judges 12:3

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 against me?”

Judges 12:3 · BSB

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Judges 12:4

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.”

Judges 12:4 · BSB

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Judges 12:5

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 him, “Are you an Ephraimite?” If he answered, “No,”

Judges 12:5 · BSB

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Judges 12:6

they 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. So at that time 42,000 Ephraimites were killed.

Judges 12:6 · BSB

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which signifieth a stream , or flood

  • Psalm 69:2
  • Psalm 69:15
  • Isaiah 27:12 Heb . Shibboleth also means an ear of corn (Job 24 . 24) , and sibboleth signifies a burden
  • Exodus 6:6 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 ת th , for which they substitute ss; thus for baith , a house , they say baiss

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forty Arbaim ooshenayim aleph , "forty and two thousand." Here the ו , and , may mean simple addition; and this number may denote 2 ,040 and not 42 ,000. At the last census of the Israelites (Numbers 26 . 37) the whole tribe of Ephraim only amounted to 32 ,500 , compared with which this last number appears far too great.

Judges 12:7

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

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Judges 12:8

After Jephthah, Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.

Judges 12:8 · BSB

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Ibzan am 2823 , bc 1181 , An , Ex , Is , 310 , "He seems to have been only a civil judge to do justice in North-east Israel."

Judges 12:9

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.

Judges 12:9 · BSB

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Judges 12:11

After Ibzan, Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel ten years.

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am 2830 , bc 1174 , An , Ex , Is , 317 , "A civil judge in North-east Israel."

Judges 12:12

Then Elon the Zebulunite died, and he was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.

Judges 12:12 · BSB

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Judges 12:13

After Elon, Abdon son of Hillel, from Pirathon, judged Israel.

Judges 12:13 · BSB

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am 2840 , bc 1164 , An , Ex , Is , 327 , "A civil judge also in North-east Israel."

Judges 12:14

He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys. And he judged Israel eight years.

Judges 12:14 · BSB

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nephews Heb. sons' sons

Judges 12:15

Then Abdon son of Hillel, from Pirathon, died, and he was buried at Pirathon in Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.

Judges 12:15 · BSB

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am 2848 , bc 1156 , An , Ex , Is , 335

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