So the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob.

亚扪人攻打以色列的时候，基列的长老到陀伯地去，要叫耶弗他回来；

亚扪人攻打以色列的时候，基列的长老去请耶弗他从陀伯地回来。

亚扪人攻打以色列的时候，基列的长老去请耶弗他从陀伯地回来。

基列的众长老就去陀伯请耶弗他，

亚扪人与以色列人争战的时候，基列的众长老就去，把耶弗他从陀伯请回来。

亞捫人攻打以色列的時候，基列的長老到陀伯地去，要叫耶弗他回來；

亞捫人攻打以色列的時候，基列的長老去請耶弗他從陀伯地回來。

亞捫人攻打以色列的時候，基列的長老去請耶弗他從陀伯地回來。

基列的眾長老就去陀伯請耶弗他，

亞捫人與以色列人爭戰的時候，基列的眾長老就去，把耶弗他從陀伯請回來。

亞捫人一攻打了以色列，基列的長老就去、要把耶弗他從陀伯地請來；

基列長老往陀伯地、招耶弗他、

基列長老往奪地、招耶弗大、

亞捫人攻以色列人時、基列長老往陀伯地、招耶弗他歸、

the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob.

And when the Ammonites made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to bring Jephthah from the land of Tob.

When the Ammonites attacked, the elders of Gilead sent for Jephthah in the land of Tob.

When the Ammonites made war with Israel, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob.

When the sons of Ammon fought against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob;

And so it was, when the people of Ammon made war against Israel, that the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob.

And it was so, that, when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob;

When the Ammonites made war with Israel, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob.

And it was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob:

When the Ammonites attacked, the leaders of Gilead asked Jephthah to come back from the land of Tob.

When the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah out of the land of Tob.

But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise. God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.God chose the things of this world that are common and looked down on. God chose things considered unimportant to do away with things considered important.So no one can boast to God.

But some people who wanted to stir up trouble said,“ How can this fellow save us?” They looked down on him. They didn’t bring him any gifts. But Saul kept quiet about it.

The Ammonites also went across the Jordan. They crossed over to fight against the tribes of Judah, Benjamin and Ephraim. Israel was suffering terribly.

The people said to Samuel,“ Who asked,‘ Is Saul going to rule over us?’ Turn these men over to us. We’ll put them to death.”

The stone the builders didn’t accept has become the most important stone of all.The Lord has done it. It is wonderful in our eyes.

When Saul heard their words, the Spirit of God came powerfully on him. He became very angry.He got a pair of oxen and cut them into pieces. He sent the pieces by messengers all through Israel. They announced,“ You must follow Saul and Samuel. If you don’t, this is what will happen to your oxen.” The terror of the Lord fell on the people. So all of them came together with one purpose in mind.

“ This is the same Moses the two men of Israel would not accept. They had said,‘ Who made you ruler and judge?’ But God himself sent Moses to rule the people of Israel and set them free. He spoke to Moses through an angel. The angel had appeared to him in the bush.So Moses led them out of Egypt. He did wonders and signs in Egypt, at the Red Sea, and for 40 years in the desert.“ This is the same Moses who spoke to the Israelites.‘ God will send you a prophet,’ he said.‘ He will be like me. He will come from your own people.’( Deuteronomy 18:15)Moses was with the Israelites in the desert. He was with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai. Moses was with our people of long ago. He received living words to pass on to us.“ But our people refused to obey Moses. They would not accept him. In their hearts, they wished they were back in Egypt.

The Ammonites were called together to fight. They camped in the land of Gilead. Then the Israelites gathered together. They camped at the city of Mizpah.The leaders of Gilead spoke to one another. They said,“ Who will lead the attack against the Ammonites? That person will be the ruler of all the people who live in Gilead.”