Judges 11:9
“And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, If ye bring me home again to fight against the children of Ammon, and the LORD deliver them before me, shall I be your head?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead,.... Considering the former usage he had met with from them, and the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Jephthah made his own aggrandisement the condition of his delivering; his country. The circumstances of his birth and…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Judges 11:4-11
Here is, I. The distress which the children of Israel were in upon the Ammonites' invasion of their country, Jdg 11:4.…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
shall I be …? Rather it is I who am to be your head, accepting the agreement in Jdg 11:11.