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

The men of Ephraim said to him, "Why have you treated us this way, that you didn't call us, when you went to fight with Midian?" They rebuked him sharply.

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

In return for my love, they are my adversaries; but I am in prayer.

Then I saw all the labor and achievement that is the envy of a man's neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

Jesus answered them, "I have shown you many good works from my Father. For which of those works do you stone me?"

We will burn

It happened on the seventh day, that they said to Samson's wife, "Entice your husband, that he may declare to us the riddle, lest we burn you and your father's house with fire. Have you called us to impoverish us? Is it not [so]?"

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

A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool's provocation is heavier than both.

For where jealousy and selfish ambition are, there is confusion and every evil deed.

Where do wars and fightings among you come from? Don't they come from your pleasures that war in your members?

General references

Don't answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.

If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.