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Jephthah said to them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, you didn`t save me out of their hand.
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The Unrecorded Plea
Commentators note that Jephthah's claim of previously calling Ephraim for help is not mentioned earlier in the story. They explain this is due to the compressed nature of the biblical narrative. Importantly, the Ephraimites do not deny the charge, suggesting Jephthah's accusation was true and their complaint was baseless.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
When I called you ... - This circumstance is not related in the main narrative. It is likely to have occurred when Jephthah was first chosen…
19th Century
Anglican
I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon. —Literally, I was a man of strife, I and my people, …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at a great strife with the children of Ammon
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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…
