Jephthah

“Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor; he was the son of a prostitute, and Gilead was his father.”

“And Gilead’s wife bore him sons who grew up, drove Jephthah out, and said to him, “You shall have no inheritance in our father’s house, because you are the son of another woman.””

“So Jephthah fled from his brothers and settled in the land of Tob, where worthless men gathered around him and traveled with him.”

“and made war with them, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob.”

“and made war with them, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob.”

“Jephthah replied to the elders of Gilead, “Did you not hate me and expel me from my father’s house? Why then have you come to me now, when you are in distress?””

“Then Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites, saying, “What do you have against me that you have come to fight against my land?””

“Then 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.”