6"Come," they said, "be our commander, so we can fight the Ammonites."


In Context

3 So Jephthah fled from his brothers and settled in the land of Tob, where a group of adventurers gathered around him and followed him.

4 Some time later, when the Ammonites made war on Israel,

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

6 "Come," they said, "be our commander, so we can fight the Ammonites."

7 Jephthah said to them, "Didn't you hate me and drive me from my father's house? Why do you come to me now, when you're in trouble?"

8 The elders of Gilead said to him, "Nevertheless, we are turning to you now; come with us to fight the Ammonites, and you will be our head over all who live in Gilead."

Judges 11:6 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:6And they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

11:6And they said to him: Come thou and be our prince, and fight against the children of Ammon.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

11:6and they said unto Jephthah, Come and be our chief, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:6and they said to Jephthah, |Come and be our leader, that we may fight with the Ammonites.|

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

11:6and they said unto Jephthah, Come and be our chief, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:6And they said to Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:6and they said to Jephthah, |Come and be our chief, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

11:6and they say unto Jephthah, 'Come, and thou hast been to us for captain, and we fight against the Bene-Ammon.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:6And they said to Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.