2Jephthah answered, "I and my people were engaged in a great struggle with the Ammonites, and although I called, you didn't save me out of their hands.


In Context

1 The men of Ephraim called out their forces, crossed over to Zaphon and said to Jephthah, "Why did you go to fight the Ammonites without calling us to go with you? We're going to burn down your house over your head."

2 Jephthah answered, "I and my people were engaged in a great struggle with the Ammonites, and although I called, you didn't save me out of their hands.

3 When I saw that you wouldn't help, I took my life in my hands and crossed over to fight the Ammonites, and the LORD gave me the victory over them. Now why have you come up today to fight me?"

4 Jephthah then called together the men of Gilead and fought against Ephraim. The Gileadites struck them down because the Ephraimites had said, "You Gileadites are renegades from Ephraim and Manasseh."

Judges 12:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:2And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye delivered me not out of their hands.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:2And he answered them: I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon: and I called you to assist me, and you would not do it.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:2And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye saved me not out of their hand.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:2And Jephthah said to them, |I and my people had a great feud with the Ammonites; and when I called you, you did not deliver me from their hand.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:2And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye saved me not out of their hand.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:2And Jephthah said to them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye delivered me not out of their hands.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:2Jephthah said to them, |I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, you didn't save me out of their hand.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:2And Jephthah saith unto them, 'A man of great strife I have been (I and my people) with the Bene-Ammon, and I call you, and ye have not saved me out of their hand,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:2And Jephthah said to them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, you delivered me not out of their hands.