Judges 10:17

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An Outcast Becomes a General The Ammonites assembled and camped in Gilead; the Israelites gathered together and camped in Mizpah.

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  • Judg 11:29 : 29 A Foolish Vow Spells Death for a Daughter The LORD’s Spirit empowered Jephthah. He passed through Gilead and Manasseh and went to Mizpah in Gilead. From there he approached the Ammonites.
  • Gen 31:49 : 49 It was also called Mizpah because he said,“May the LORD watch between us when we are out of sight of one another.
  • Judg 11:11 : 11 So Jephthah went with the leaders of Gilead. The people made him their leader and commander. Jephthah repeated the terms of the agreement before the LORD in Mizpah.

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  • 1Civil War Breaks Out All the Israelites from Dan to Beer Sheba and from the land of Gilead left their homes and assembled together before the LORD at Mizpah.

  • Judg 10:7-9
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    7The LORD was furious with Israel and turned them over to the Philistines and Ammonites.

    8They ruthlessly oppressed the Israelites that eighteenth year– that is, all the Israelites living east of the Jordan in Amorite country in Gilead.

    9The Ammonites crossed the Jordan to fight with Judah, Benjamin, and Ephraim. Israel suffered greatly.

  • 18The leaders of Gilead said to one another,“Who is willing to lead the charge against the Ammonites? He will become the leader of all who live in Gilead!”

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    4It was some time after this when the Ammonites fought with Israel.

    5When the Ammonites attacked, the leaders of Gilead asked Jephthah to come back from the land of Tob.

    6They said,“Come, be our commander, so we can fight with the Ammonites.”

  • 17Then Samuel called the people together before the LORD at Mizpah.

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    5Then Samuel said,“Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to the LORD on your behalf.”

    6After they had assembled at Mizpah, they drew water and poured it out before the LORD. They fasted on that day, and they confessed there,“We have sinned against the LORD.”So Samuel led the people of Israel at Mizpah.

    7When the Philistines heard that the Israelites had gathered at Mizpah, the leaders of the Philistines went up against Israel. When the Israelites heard about this, they were afraid of the Philistines.

  • 12When the Israelites heard this, the entire Israelite community assembled at Shiloh to launch an attack against them.

  • 14The Benjaminites came from their cities and assembled at Gibeah to make war against the Israelites.

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    11So Jephthah went with the leaders of Gilead. The people made him their leader and commander. Jephthah repeated the terms of the agreement before the LORD in Mizpah.

    12Jephthah Gives a History Lesson Jephthah sent messengers to the Ammonite king, saying,“Why have you come against me to attack my land?”

    13The Ammonite king said to Jephthah’s messengers,“Because Israel stole my land when they came up from Egypt– from the Arnon River in the south to the Jabbok River in the north, and as far west as the Jordan. Now return it peaceably!”

    14Jephthah sent messengers back to the Ammonite king

    15and said to him,“This is what Jephthah says,‘Israel did not steal the land of Moab and the land of the Ammonites.

  • 19The Israelites got up the next morning and moved against Gibeah.

  • 33Gideon Summons an Army and Seeks Confirmation All the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people from the east assembled. They crossed the Jordan River and camped in the Jezreel Valley.

  • 8The Ammonites marched out and were deployed for battle at the entrance of the city gate, while the men from Aram Zobah, Rehob, Ish-tob, and Maacah were by themselves in the field.

  • 9The Ammonites marched out and were deployed for battle at the entrance to the city, while the kings who had come were by themselves in the field.

  • 8Victory over the Amalekites Amalek came and attacked Israel in Rephidim.

  • 1Saul Comes to the Aid of Jabesh Nahash the Ammonite marched against Jabesh Gilead. All the men of Jabesh Gilead said to Nahash,“Make a treaty with us and we will serve you.”

  • 32Jephthah approached the Ammonites to fight with them, and the LORD handed them over to him.

  • 11So all the men of Israel gathered together at the city as allies.

  • 29A Foolish Vow Spells Death for a Daughter The LORD’s Spirit empowered Jephthah. He passed through Gilead and Manasseh and went to Mizpah in Gilead. From there he approached the Ammonites.

  • 26The army of Israel and Absalom camped in the land of Gilead.

  • 27I have not done you wrong, but you are doing wrong by attacking me. May the LORD, the Judge, judge this day between the Israelites and the Ammonites!’”

  • 23Israelites from Naphtali, Asher, and Manasseh answered the call and chased the Midianites.

  • 8The leaders of Gilead said to Jephthah,“That may be true, but now we pledge to you our loyalty. Come with us and fight with the Ammonites. Then you will become the leader of all who live in Gilead.”

  • 2Jephthah said to them,“My people and I were in a struggle and the Ammonites were oppressing me greatly. I asked for your help, but you did not deliver me from their power.

  • 16They threw away the foreign gods they owned and worshiped the LORD. Finally the LORD grew tired of seeing Israel suffer so much.

  • 15They went to the land of Gilead to the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, and said to them:

  • 4Jephthah assembled all the men of Gilead and they fought with Ephraim. The men of Gilead defeated Ephraim, because the Ephraimites insulted them, saying,“You Gileadites are refugees in Ephraim, living within Ephraim’s and Manasseh’s territory.”

  • 6When the Ammonites realized that David was disgusted with them, they sent and hired 20,000 foot soldiers from Aram Beth Rehob and Aram Zobah, in addition to 1000 men from the king of Maacah and 12,000 men from Ish-tob.

  • 8So they asked,“Who from all the Israelite tribes did not assemble before the LORD at Mizpah?” Now it just so happened no one from Jabesh Gilead had come to the gathering.

  • 2they formed an alliance to fight against Joshua and Israel.

  • 30The Israelites attacked the Benjaminites the next day; they took their positions against Gibeah just as they had done before.

  • 1Balaam Refuses to Curse Israel The Israelites traveled on and camped in the rift valley plains of Moab on the side of the Jordan River across from Jericho.

  • 23The Israelites went up and wept before the LORD until evening. They asked the LORD,“Should we again march out to fight the Benjaminites, our brothers?” The LORD said,“Attack them!”

  • 3The Benjaminites heard that the Israelites had gone up to Mizpah. Then the Israelites said,“Explain how this wicked thing happened!”

  • 21The Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh answered the leaders of the Israelite clans:

  • 1The Lord Gives Jehoshaphat Military Success Later the Moabites and Ammonites, along with some of the Meunites, attacked Jehoshaphat.

  • 1The Tribes Meet at Shiloh The entire Israelite community assembled at Shiloh and there they set up the tent of meeting. Though they had subdued the land,

  • 11He put his brother Abishai in charge of the rest of the army and they were deployed against the Ammonites.

  • 14When the Ammonites saw the Arameans flee, they fled before his brother Abishai and went into the city. Joab withdrew from fighting the Ammonites and returned to Jerusalem.

  • 9Failure to Learn from the Sin and Judgment of Gibeah O Israel, you have sinned since the time of Gibeah, and there you have remained. Did not war overtake the evildoers in Gibeah?