Thematic Bible
Judges 12:1 (show verse)
The men of [the tribe of] Ephraim were summoned [to action], and they crossed over to Zaphon and said to Jephthah, “Why did you cross over to fight with the Ammonites without calling us to go with you? [For that] we will burn your house down upon you.”
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
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, “My people and I were in a major conflict with the Ammonites, and when I called you [for help], you did not rescue 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
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)
So when I saw that you were not coming to help me, I took my life in my hands and crossed over against the Ammonites, and the Lord handed them over to me. So why have you come up to me this day to fight against me?”
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
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 12:4 (show verse)
Then Jephthah assembled all the men of Gilead and fought with [the tribe of] Ephraim; and the men of Gilead defeated Ephraim, because they had said, “You Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim, in the midst of [the tribes 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
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)
And the Gileadites took the fords of the Jordan opposite the Ephraimites; and when any of the fugitives of Ephraim said, “Let me cross over,” the men of Gilead would say to him, “Are you an Ephraimite?” If 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
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, “Then say ‘Shibboleth.’” And he said, “Sibboleth,” for he could not pronounce it correctly. Then they seized him and killed him at the fords of the Jordan. At that time forty-two thousand of the Ephraimites 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
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 for six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.
Judges 12:8 (show verse)
And after him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.
Judges 12:9 (show verse)
He had thirty sons, and thirty daughters whom he gave in marriage outside the family, and he brought in thirty daughters [-in-law] from outside for his sons. He judged Israel for seven years.
Judges 12:10 (show verse)
Then Ibzan died and was buried at Bethlehem.
Judges 12:11 (show verse)
After him Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel; and he judged Israel for 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
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 at Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.
Judges 12:13 (show verse)
Now 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
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 who rode on seventy donkeys; and he judged Israel for eight years.
Judges 12:15 (show verse)
Then Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died and was buried at Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.