And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye delivered me not out of their hands.
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Interpretation
The Ephraimites had the same quarrel with Jephthah as with Gideon. Pride was at the bottom of the quarrel; only by that comes contention.
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This thought runs through Judges 12:1-5.
Glossary
- Ammon Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Amman.