Then the Ammonites were called to arms and camped in Gilead, and the Israelites assembled and camped at Mizpah.
Parallel translations
- WEB Then the children of Ammon were gathered together and encamped in Gilead. The children of Israel assembled themselves together and encamped in Mizpah.
- KJV Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpeh.
- NKJV Then the people of Ammon gathered together and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled together and encamped in Mizpah.
- NASB Then the sons of Ammon were summoned, and they camped in Gilead. And the sons of Israel gathered together and camped in Mizpah.
- NLT At that time the armies of Ammon had gathered for war and were camped in Gilead, and the people of Israel assembled and camped at Mizpah.
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The Ammonites encamp in Gilead, and Israel gathers at Mizpah. Both armies assemble for the coming conflict.
Overview
As Ammon masses for war in Gilead, the Israelites muster at Mizpah to face them. The standoff sets the stage for the search for a deliverer. God's providence is moving events toward the raising up of Jephthah, even as Israel still lacks a leader.
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Cross-references · 3
- Judg 11:29Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh, then through Mizpah of Gilead. And from there he advanced against the Ammonites.
- Gen 31:49It was also called Mizpah, because Laban said, “May the LORD keep watch between you and me when we are absent from each other.
- Judg 11:11So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him their leader and commander. And Jephthah repeated all his terms in the presence of the LORD at Mizpah.
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