Judges 12:4 meaning and explanation
Jephthah then gathered all the men of Gilead and fought against Ephraim. And the men of Gilead struck them down because the Ephraimites had said, “You Gileadites are fugitives in Ephraim, living in the territories of Ephraim and Manasseh.”
Judges 12:4, Berean Standard Bible
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Jephthah, the Gileadite judge, has just defeated the Ammonites, but the tribe of Ephraim crosses the Jordan to confront him, angry at being left out of the battle. In verse 4 the dispute turns to open war between Israelites.
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