Then Jephthah went with the elders of Israel,.... From the land of Tob into the land of Gilead, his native country:and the people made him head and captain over them; ratified and confirmed what the elders had promised, and by a general unanimous vote appointed him both to be the captain of their forces, and to be the chief ruler and governor of them.
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Judges 11:11
Judges 11:11
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uttered: 1 Samuel 23:9-12; 1 Kings 3:7-9; 2 Corinthians 3:5; James 1:5, James 1:17
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