Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the people and princes of Gilead said one to another, What man is he that will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? he shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.

Bible References

What man

Judges 1:1
Now it came about after the death of Joshua, that the sons (descendants) of Israel (Jacob) asked the Lord, “Who shall go up first for us against the Canaanites, to fight against them?”
Judges 11:5
When the Ammonites fought against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob;
Isaiah 3:1
Listen carefully, the Lord God of hosts is removing from Jerusalem and from Judah
Both supply and support, the whole supply of bread
And the whole supply of water;
Isaiah 34:12

Its nobles—there is no one there
Whom they may proclaim king—
And all its princes will be nothing.

He shall be

Judges 11:11
So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and leader over them. And Jephthah repeated everything that he had promised before the Lord at Mizpah.
Judges 12:7
Jephthah judged Israel for six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.
1 Samuel 17:25
The men of Israel said, “Have you seen this man who is coming up? Surely he is coming up to defy Israel. The king will reward the man who kills him with great riches, and will give him his daughter [in marriage] and make his father’s house (family) free [from taxes and service] in Israel.”