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Themes in Judges 12

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Themes in Judges 12

Judges 12:1 (show verse)

The men of Ephraim were called to arms, and they crossed [over] to Zaphon and said to Jephthah, "Why did you cross [over] and make war against the {Ammonites}, and why did you not call us to go with you? We will burn down your house over you with fire."

Ammonites » Defeated by the israelites
Citizens » Instances of wicked » Ephraimites
Ephraim » Tribe of
Ephraim » A tribe of israel » Their jealousy of jephthah
The tribe of Ephraim » Quarrelled with jephthah for not seeking their aid against ammon
Israel » Under the judges » War » Ephraimites » defeated » Jephthah
Jealousy » Instances of » Of jephthah
Jephthah » Falsely accused by the ephraimites
Judge » Jephthah
The tribe of Manasseh » Often at war with ephraim
Strife » Instances of » Jephthah and the ephraimites
Treason » Instances of » Of the ephraimites against jephthah
Tribe » Of ephraim
War » Civil

Judges 12:2 (show verse)

And Jephthah said to them, "I and my people were engaged in great conflict with the {Ammonites}; I called you, but you did not deliver me from their hand.

Ammonites » Defeated by the israelites
Citizens » Instances of wicked » Ephraimites
The tribe of Ephraim » Quarrelled with jephthah for not seeking their aid against ammon
Israel » Under the judges » War » Ephraimites » defeated » Jephthah
Judge » Jephthah
Strife » Instances of » Jephthah and the ephraimites
Treason » Instances of » Of the ephraimites against jephthah
War » Civil

Judges 12:3 (show verse)

I saw that you would not deliver [us]; {I risked my own life}, and I crossed [over] to the {Ammonites}, and Yahweh gave them into my hand. Why have you come up to me this day to fight against me?"

Judges 12:4 (show verse)

Jephthah gathered all the men of Gilead, and he made war with Ephraim; and the men of Gilead defeated Ephraim because they said, "You [are] fugitives of Ephraim, you Gileadites, in the midst of Ephraim and Manasseh."

Anger » Grievous words stir up
Citizens » Instances of wicked » Ephraimites
Ephraim » A tribe of israel » Defeated by him
The tribe of Ephraim » Quarrelled with jephthah for not seeking their aid against ammon
Israel » Under the judges » War » Ephraimites » defeated » Jephthah
Jephthah » Leads the army of the gileadites against the ephraimites
Jordan, the river » Remarkable events connected with » Slaughter of the ephraimites
Judge » Jephthah
Strife » Instances of » Jephthah and the ephraimites
Treason » Instances of » Of the ephraimites against jephthah
War » Civil

Judges 12:5 (show verse)

Then Gilead captured the fords of the Jordan from Ephraim, and whenever a fugitive of Ephraim said, "Let me cross [over]," the men of Gilead said to him, "[Are] you an Ephraimite?" [When] he said, "No,"

Ephraim » A tribe of israel » Defeated by him
The tribe of Ephraim » Defeated and many slain
Israel » Under the judges » War » Ephraimites » defeated » Jephthah
Jordan » Fords of
Jordan, the river » Fordable in some places
Jordan, the river » Remarkable events connected with » Slaughter of the ephraimites
Judge » Jephthah
Strife » Instances of » Jephthah and the ephraimites
War » Civil

Judges 12:6 (show verse)

they said to him, "Please say Shibboleth," and [if] he said, "Sibboleth"--because he could not {pronounce it} correctly--they grabbed him and executed him at the fords of Jordan. At that time forty-two thousand from Ephraim fell.

Ephraim » A tribe of israel » Defeated by him
The tribe of Ephraim » Defeated and many slain
Israel » Under the judges » War » Ephraimites » defeated » Jephthah
Jordan » Fords of
Jordan, the river » Fordable in some places
Jordan, the river » Remarkable events connected with » Slaughter of the ephraimites
Judge » Jephthah
Language » Dialects of the jews
The tribe of Manasseh » Often at war with ephraim
Strife » Instances of » Jephthah and the ephraimites
War » Civil

Judges 12:7 (show verse)

Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died, and he was buried in [one of] the cities of Gilead.

Israel » Under the judges » War » Ephraimites » defeated » Jephthah
Jephthah » Leads israel for six years, dies, and is buried in gilead
Judge » Jephthah

Judges 12:8 (show verse)

After him Ibzan from Bethlehem judged Israel.

Ibzan » A bethlehemite » Judge
Israel » Names of the rulers before saul was anointed king » 10 ibzan
Israel » Under the judges » Led » Ibzan » Seven years
Judge » Ibzan
Judges of israel » Names of the rulers before saul was anointed king » 10 ibzan
extraordinary Judges » Names of » Ibzan

Judges 12:9 (show verse)

He had thirty sons. He gave his thirty daughters away in marriage outside [his clan] and brought in from outside thirty young women for his sons. He judged Israel for seven years.

Ibzan » A bethlehemite » Judge
Israel » Under the judges » Led » Ibzan » Seven years
Judge » Ibzan

Judges 12:10 (show verse)

Then Ibzan died and was buried in Bethlehem.

Bethlehem » A town of zebulun, six miles west of nazareth » Israel judged at
Ibzan » A bethlehemite » Judge
Israel » Under the judges » Led » Ibzan » Seven years
Judge » Ibzan

Judges 12:11 (show verse)

After him Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel, and he judged Israel ten years.

Elon » Hebrew judge
Israel » Names of the rulers before saul was anointed king » 11 elon
Israel » Under the judges » Led » Elon » Ten years
Judge » Elon
Judges of israel » Names of the rulers before saul was anointed king » 11 elon
extraordinary Judges » Names of » Elon
Tribe of zebulun » Furnished a judge to israel

Judges 12:12 (show verse)

Then Elon the Zebulunite died and was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.

Ajalon » A city » A city of zebulun
Elon » Hebrew judge
Israel » Under the judges » Led » Elon » Ten years
Judge » Elon
Tribe of zebulun » Furnished a judge to israel

Judges 12:13 (show verse)

After him Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged Israel.

Abdon » Judge
The tribe of Ephraim » Remarkable persons of » Abdon
Hillel » Father of abdon
Israel » Names of the rulers before saul was anointed king » 12 abdon
Israel » Under the judges » Led » Abdon » Eight years
Judge » Abdon
Judges of israel » Names of the rulers before saul was anointed king » 12 abdon
extraordinary Judges » Names of » Abdon
Pirathon » Men of

Judges 12:14 (show verse)

He had forty sons and thirty grandsons that rode on seventy male donkeys. He judged Israel for eight years.

Abdon » Judge
The tribe of Ephraim » Remarkable persons of » Abdon
Israel » Under the judges » Led » Abdon » Eight years
Judge » Abdon
King » Extensive livestock of

Judges 12:15 (show verse)

Then Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died and was buried in Pirathon, in the land of Ephraim in the hill country of the Amalekites.

Abdon » Judge
Amalekites, the » Part of their possessions taken by ephraim
The tribe of Ephraim » Remarkable persons of » Abdon
Hillel » Father of abdon
Israel » Under the judges » Led » Abdon » Eight years
Mountains » Mentioned in scripture » Amalek
Pirathon » A place in the land of ephraim