And Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with the Ephraimites. And the men of Gilead smote the Ephraimites, because they said, "Ye Gileadites are but renegades of Ephraim among the Ephraimites and the Manassites!"

And Nabal answered David's servants and said, "What is David? And what is the son of Jesse? There is plenty of servants nowadays, that break away every man from his master.

And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead and took it, and put out the Amorites that were therein.

And when we had conquered this land the same time, I gave from Aroer, which is upon the river of Arnon, and half mount Gilead and the cities thereof unto the Reubenites, and Gadites.

And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, "The LORD be witness between us if we do not according to thy words."

Hear, O thou our God, how we are despised! Turn their shame upon their own head, that thou mayest give them over into despising in the land of their captivity.

Like as the children of Ephraim, which being harnessed and carrying bows, turned themselves back in the time of battle:

The wicked falleth into the snare through the malice of his own mouth; but the just shall escape out of peril.

A soft answer putteth down displeasure, but froward words provoke anger.

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Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites, and among the Manassites.

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And the men

And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, "The LORD be witness between us if we do not according to thy words."
And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead and took it, and put out the Amorites that were therein.
And when we had conquered this land the same time, I gave from Aroer, which is upon the river of Arnon, and half mount Gilead and the cities thereof unto the Reubenites, and Gadites.

Fugitives

And Nabal answered David's servants and said, "What is David? And what is the son of Jesse? There is plenty of servants nowadays, that break away every man from his master.
Hear, O thou our God, how we are despised! Turn their shame upon their own head, that thou mayest give them over into despising in the land of their captivity.
Like as the children of Ephraim, which being harnessed and carrying bows, turned themselves back in the time of battle:
The wicked falleth into the snare through the malice of his own mouth; but the just shall escape out of peril.
A soft answer putteth down displeasure, but froward words provoke anger.

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Give not the fool an answer after his foolishness, lest thou become like unto him;
For if a realm be divided against itself, that realm cannot endure.
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