Judg 12:1-6, 1Ki 12:10-11, 16, 2Ki 14:10, Pro 21:24, Luk 22:24, 1Ti 6:4 | ESV | STEP | The men of Ephraim were called to arms , and they crossed to Zaphon and said to Jephthah , Why did you cross over to fight against the Ammonites and did not call us to go with you? We will burn your house over you with fire .

a ch. 8:1

b 1 Sam. 19:5; 28:21; Job 13:14; [Ps. 119:109]

c[1 Sam. 25:10]

dSee ch. 3:28

e[See ver. 5 above]

f[See ver. 4 above]

gSee 2 Sam. 20:1

h ver. 7

i Deut. 8:14; 2 Chr. 26:16; 32:25; Ezek. 28:2, 5, 17

j ch. 1:22; See Ps. 1:1

k ch. 9:46; Mark 9:34

l ch. 3:6; 2 Tim. 3:4

m 1 Cor. 8:2; [ch. 1:7]

n ch. 1:4; 2 Tim. 2:23; Titus 3:9

o 2 Tim. 2:14; [Acts 18:15]

Judges 12:1-6

Jephthah’s Conflict with Ephraim

1 ^aThe men of Ephraim were called to arms, and they crossed to Zaphon and said to Jephthah, “Why did you cross over to fight against the Ammonites and did not call us to go with you? We will burn your house over you with fire.” 2 And Jephthah said to them, “I and my people had a great dispute with the Ammonites, and when I called you, you did not save me from their hand. 3 And when I saw that you would not save me, ^bI took my life in my hand and crossed over against the Ammonites, and the Lord gave them into my hand. Why then have you come up to me this day to fight against me?” 4 Then Jephthah gathered all the men of Gilead and fought with Ephraim. And the men of Gilead struck Ephraim, because they said, ^c“You are fugitives of Ephraim, you Gileadites, in the midst of Ephraim and Manasseh.” 5 And the Gileadites captured ^dthe fords of the Jordan against the Ephraimites. And when any of the fugitives of Ephraim said, “Let me go over,” the men of Gilead said to him, “Are you an Ephraimite?” When he said, “No,” 6 they said to him, “Then say Shibboleth,” and he said, “Sibboleth,” for he could not pronounce it right. Then they seized him and slaughtered him at ^ethe fords of the Jordan. At that time 42,000 of the Ephraimites fell.

1 Kings 12:10-11

10 And the young men who had grown up with him said to him, “Thus shall you speak to this people who said to you, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you lighten it for us,’ thus shall you say to them, ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s thighs. 11 And now, whereas ^fmy father laid on you a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.’”

1 Kings 12:16

The Kingdom Divided

16 And when all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king, “What portion do we have in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. ^gTo your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, David.” So Israel went to their tents.

2 Kings 14:10

10 You have indeed ^hstruck down Edom, ⁱand your heart has lifted you up. Be content with your glory, and stay at home, for why should you provoke trouble so that you fall, you and Judah with you?”

Proverbs 21:24

24 ^j“Scoffer” is the name of the arrogant, haughty man
who acts with arrogant pride.

Luke 22:24

Who Is the Greatest?

24 ^kA dispute also arose among them, as to which of them was to be regarded as the greatest.

1 Timothy 6:4

4 ^lhe is puffed up with conceit and ^munderstands nothing. He has an unhealthy craving for ⁿcontroversy and for ^oquarrels about words, which produce envy, dissension, slander, evil suspicions,