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
.
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?
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 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
.
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
.