Judges 12:2 meaning and explanation

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.

Judges 12:2, Berean Standard Bible

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Jephthah is answering the Ephraimites, who have crossed the Jordan to confront him after his victory over Ammon and have threatened to burn his house down with him inside. His reply defends his conduct: he and the Gileadites were locked in a serious conflict, and when he called on Ephraim for help, they did not come to rescue them.

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