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Judges 12 - Introduction

INTRODUCTION TO JUDGES 12

This chapter relates a quarrel between Jephthah and the Ephraimites, which was fatal to the latter, Judges 12:1, the time of Jephthah judging Israel, his death and burial, Judges 12:7 and it briefly makes mention of three more judges of Israel, Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon,

Judges 11:8.

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See also Judges 12 - Introduction in other biblical comments:

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    A DIGEST OF CHAPTER 12 Judges 12:1-7 _Jephthah's conflict with Ephraim._ The men of Ephraim again found fault with Israel's leader for not giving them a special call. They had earlier chided Gideon f...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    1:1 ruled, (a-12) _ Shaphat_ , lit. 'judged.' country (b-32) Lit. 'fields,' 'farmlands,' as ver. 6, and elsewhere. As 2 Kings 8:3 ,2 Kings 8:5 ....

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    XII. 1. Fierce and jealous conduct of the Ephraimites. Judges 12:2. Jephthah’s expostulation with them. Judges 12:4. Their defeat. Judges 12:5. The fugitives, tested by the word “Shibboleth,” are mass...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _A.M. 2861. B.C. 1143._ Jephthah's encounter with, and slaughter of the Ephraimites, Judges 12:1. His death, Judges 12:7. A short account of three other Judges, vv8-15....

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 The Ephraimites quarrelling with Iephthah, and discerned by Shibboleth, are slaine by the Gileadites. 7 Iephthah dieth. 8 Ibzan, who had thirtie sonnes and thirtie daughters, 11 and Elon, 13 and...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    * Ephraimites quarrel with Jephthah. (1-7) Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon judge Israel. (8-15)...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    CHAPTER 12. JEPHTHAH AND EPHRAIM FALL OUT. This chapter relates a quarrel between Jephthah and the Ephraimites, which was fatal to the latter; the period of Jephthah's judging of Israel; his death an...

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