And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried in among the cities of Gilead.
Parallel translations
- WEB Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died, and was buried in the cities of Gilead.
- KJV And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.
- BSB Jephthah judged Israel six years, and when he died, he was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.
- NASB Jephthah judged Israel for six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.
- NLT Jephthah judged Israel for six years. When he died, he was buried in one of the towns of Gilead.
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Quick answer
Jephthah judges Israel six years, then dies and is buried in Gilead. His turbulent tenure comes to a close.
Overview
Jephthah's account ends soberly, his service marked by both deliverance and tragedy. Hebrews 11 lists him among those commended for faith, showing that God used a flawed man for His purposes. His life reminds us that God works salvation through imperfect deliverers, pointing ahead to the perfect Deliverer, Jesus Christ.
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Israel's cycle of sin and rescue through flawed deliverers cries out for a Savior who never fails — the true and final Judge and Deliverer who saves his people not for a season but forever.
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