Judges 12:1-3

New American Standard Bible 1995

Jephthah and His Successors

12 Then the men of Ephraim were summoned, and they crossed ^[a]to Zaphon and ^(A)said to Jephthah, “Why did you cross over to fight against the sons of Ammon without calling us to go with you? We will burn your house down on you.” ² Jephthah said to them, “I and my people were at great strife with the sons of Ammon; when I called you, you did not deliver me from their hand. ³ When I saw that you would not deliver me, I ^[b](B)took my life in my hands and crossed over against the sons of Ammon, and the Lord gave them into my hand. Why then have you come up to me this day to fight against me?”