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• There was a chieftain, the Gileadite Jephthah, born to Gilead of a harlot. (Judges 11, 1)

• Gilead's wife had also borne him sons, and on growing up the sons of the wife had driven Jephthah away, saying to him, "You shall inherit nothing in our family, for you are the son of another woman." (Judges 11, 2)

• So Jephthah had fled from his brothers and had taken up residence in the land of Tob. A rabble had joined company with him, and went out with him on raids. (Judges 11, 3)

• When this occurred the elders of Gilead went to bring Jephthah from the land of Tob. (Judges 11, 5)

• "Come," they said to Jephthah, "be our commander that we may be able to fight the Ammonites." (Judges 11, 6)

• "Are you not the ones who hated me and drove me from my father's house?" Jephthah replied to the elders of Gilead. "Why do you come to me now, when you are in distress?" (Judges 11, 7)

• The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, "In any case, we have now come back to you; if you go with us to fight against the Ammonites, you shall be the leader of all of us who dwell in Gilead." (Judges 11, 8)

• Jephthah answered the elders of Gilead, "If you bring me back to fight against the Ammonites and the LORD delivers them up to me, I shall be your leader." (Judges 11, 9)

• The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, "The LORD is witness between us that we will do as you say." (Judges 11, 10)

• So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him their leader and commander. In Mizpah, Jephthah settled all his affairs before the LORD. (Judges 11, 11)

• He answered the messengers of Jephthah, "Israel took away my land from the Arnon to the Jabbok and the Jordan when they came up from Egypt. Now restore the same peaceably." (Judges 11, 13)

• Again Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites, (Judges 11, 14)