Judges 12:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with fire.

Wherefore

John 10:32

We will burn

James 4:1

General references

Proverbs 26:4

Mark 3:24

Bible References

Wherefore

And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why have you served us thus, that you called us not, when you went to fight with the Midianites? And they did argue with him sharply.

And, behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said unto the king, Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen you away, and have brought the king, and his household, and all David's men with him, over Jordan?

For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer.

Again, I considered all toil, and every skillful work, that for this a man is envied by his neighbor. This is also vanity and grasping after the wind.

Jesus answered them, Many good works have I showed you from my Father; for which of those works do you stone me?

We will burn

And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Samson's wife, Entice your husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn you and your father's house with fire: have you called us to take what we have? is it not so?

Then the Philistines said, Who has done this? And they answered, Samson, the son-in-law of the Timnite, because he had taken his wife, and given her to his companion. And the Philistines came up, and burnt her and her father with fire.

A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.

For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

From where come wars and fightings among you? come they not from here, even of your lusts that war in your members?

General references

Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like unto him.

And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.