Judges 12:1
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then the men of Ephraim assembled and crossed the Jordan to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why have you crossed over to fight the Ammonites without calling us to go with you? We will burn your house down with you inside!””
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“Then the men of Ephraim assembled and crossed the Jordan to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why have you crossed over to fight the Ammonites without calling us to go with you? We will burn your house down with you inside!””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with fire.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And the men of Ephraim were gathered together, and passed northward; and they said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thy house upon thee with fire.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And the men of Ephraim are called together, and pass over northward, and say to Jephthah, `Wherefore has thou passed over to fight against the Bene-Ammon, and on us hast not called to go with thee? thy house we burn over thee with fire.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Judges 12:1 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Judges 8:1Then the men of Ephraim said to Gideon, “Why have you done this to us? Why did you fail to call us when you went to fight against Midian?” And they contended with him violently.
- Judges 14:15So on the fourth day they said to Samson’s wife, “Entice your husband to explain the riddle to us, or we will burn you and your father’s household to death. Did you invite us here to rob us?”
- Judges 15:6“Who did this?” the Philistines demanded. “It was Samson, the son-in-law of the Timnite,” they were told. “For his wife was given to his companion.” So the Philistines went up and burned her and her father to death.
- 2 Samuel 19:41Soon all the men of Israel came to the king and asked, “Why did our brothers, the men of Judah, take you away secretly and bring the king and his household across the Jordan, together with all of David’s men?”
- Psalms 109:4In return for my love they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer.
- Proverbs 27:3A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
- Ecclesiastes 4:4I saw that all labor and success spring from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
- Mark 3:24If a kingdom is divided against itself, it cannot stand.
- John 10:32But Jesus responded, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone Me?”
- James 3:16For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice.
- James 4:1What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you?
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