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And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye saved me not out of their hand.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

When I called you ... - This circumstance is not related in the main narrative. It is likely to have occurred when Jephthah was first chosen…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon. —Literally, I was a man of strife, I and my people, …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at a great
strife with the children of Ammon

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The Ephraimites had the same quarrel with Jephthah as with Gideon. Pride was at the bottom of the quarrel; only by that comes contention. It is wro…

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