1 The Ephraimites, quarrelling with Jephthah, and discerned by Shibboleth, are slain by the Gileadites
7 Jephthah dies
8 Ibzan, who had thirty sons, and thirty daughters
11 and Elon
13 and Abdon, who had forty sons, and thirty nephews, judge Israel

gathered. were called. Wherefore Jud 8:1 2Sa 19:41-43 Ps 109:4 Ec 4:4 Joh 10:32

we will burn Jud 14:15 15:6 Pr 27:3,4 Jas 3:16 4:1,2

2 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.

I am my Jud 11:12

3 And when I saw that ye delivered me not, I put my life in my hands, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the LORD delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me?

put Jud 9:17 1Sa 19:5 28:21 Job 13:14 Ps 119:109 Ro 16:4 Re 12:11

wherefore Jud 11:27 2Ch 13:12

4 Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites, and among the Manassites.

and the men Jud 11:10 Nu 32:39,40 De 3:12-17

fugitives 1Sa 25:10 Ne 4:4 Ps 78:9 Pr 12:13 15:1

5 And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it was so, that when those Ephraimites which were escaped said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said unto him, Art thou an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay;

Jud 3:28 7:24 Jos 2:7 22:11

6 Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him, and slew him at the passages of Jordan: and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand.

Say now. Mt 26:73 Mr 14:70

Shibboleth. which signifieth a stream, or flood Ps 69:2,15 Isa 27:12

Shibboleth. also means an ear of corn Job 24:24

and sibboleth signifies a burden. Ex 6:6

and a heavy burden they were obliged to bear who could not pronounce this test letter. It is well known that several nations cannot pronounce certain letters. The sound of th cannot be pronounced by the Persians, no more than by some of our Continental neighbours; though it is a common sound among the Arabians. To this day, many of the German Jews cannot articulate th, for which they substitute ss; thus for baith, a house, they say baiss. there fell. Pr 17:14 18:19 Ec 10:12 Mt 12:25 Ga 5:15

forty. Arbaim ooshenayim Aleph. `forty and two thousand.' and many mean simple addition; and this number may denote 2040 and not 42,000. At the last census of the Israelites Nu 26:37

the whole tribe of Ephraim only amounted to 32,500 compared with which this last number appears far too great.

7 And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.

8 And after him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.

Ibzan. A.M. 2823. B.C. 1181. An. Ex. Is.310. `He seems to have been only a civil judge to do justice in North-east Israel.' Beth-lehem. Ge 15:19 1Sa 16:1 Mic 5:2 Mt 2:1

9 And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.

Jud 12:14 10:4

10 Then died Ibzan, and was buried at Bethlehem.

11 And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.

A.M. 2830 B.C. 1174 An. Ex. Is. 317. `A civil judge in North-east Israel.'

12 And Elon the Zebulonite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the country of Zebulun.

Aijalon. Jos 19:42 1Ch 6:69 8:13

13 And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel.

A.M. 2840. B.C. 1164. An. Ex. Is. 327. `A civil judge also in North-east Israel.'

14 And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years.

nephews. sons' sons. rode. Jud 5:10 10:4

15 And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites.

A.M. 2848. B.C. 1156. An. Ex.Is. 335. Pirathonite. 2Sa 23:30

in the mount. Jud 3:13,27 5:14 Ge 14:7 Ex 17:8 1Sa 15:7