Bible Strands
Judges 12:2
But Jephthah replied, “My people and I had a serious conflict with the Ammonites, and when I called, you did not save me out of their hands.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jephthah addresses the men of Ephraim immediately after they cross the Jordan to confront him for fighting the Ammonites without them.
The words — רִיב (Riv) translates as strife or conflict, and אֲנִי ('a.Ni) translates as I, framing Jephthah’s personal and national grievance against the Ammonites.
The thread — This exchange directly follows the Ephraimites’ threat in Judges 12:1 and continues Jephthah’s defense begun in Judges 11:12.
Why it lands — The text records Jephthah stating that the Ephraimites failed to aid him when he requested help, requiring the reader to note the factual basis of his subsequent warning.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye delivered me not out of their hands.
Cross-references
- Judges 11:12 Then Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites, saying, “What do you have against me that you have come to fight against my land?”