Judges 12:4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

And the men

Judges 11:10

Numbers 32:39

Deuteronomy 3:12

Fugitives

Proverbs 15:1

General references

Proverbs 26:4

Mark 3:24

Bible References

And the men

The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The Lord is the witness between us; be assured that we will do as you have said.”

The sons of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead and took it, and drove out the Amorites who were in it.

“So we took possession of this land at that time. I gave the territory from Aroer, which is by the valley of the Arnon, along with half of the hill country of Gilead and its cities to the Reubenites and to the Gadites.

Fugitives

But Nabal answered David’s servants and said, “Who is David? And who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants today, each of whom is breaking away from his master.

[And Nehemiah prayed] Hear, O our God, how we are despised! Return their taunts on their own heads. Give them up as prey in a land of captivity.

The sons of Ephraim were armed as archers and carrying bows,
Yet they turned back in the day of battle.

An evil man is [dangerously] ensnared by the transgression of his lips,
But the righteous will escape from trouble.

A soft and gentle and thoughtful answer turns away wrath,
But harsh and painful and careless words stir up anger.

General references

Do not answer [nor pretend to agree with the frivolous comments of] a [closed-minded] fool according to his folly,
Otherwise you, even you, will be like him.

If a kingdom is divided [split into factions and rebelling] against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.