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It was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah out of the land of Tob;
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Desperate Times, Humble Measures
The elders of Gilead didn't just send a message; they went personally to find Jephthah. Commentators like John Gill note this shows their desperation and the great respect they now had for the man they had once exiled. Their personal journey highlights the severity of the Ammonite threat and their need for a capable leader.
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19th Century
Anglican
When the children of Ammon made war. —The allusion is to some special threat of invasion (acriter instantibus, Vulgate) at the cl…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And it was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel Were preparing…
Presbyterian
Men should not be blamed for their parentage, as long as they, by their personal merits, remove any reproach. God had forgiven Israel; therefore, J…
