Judges 11:6

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

"And they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon." - Judges 11:6
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What does Judges 11:6 mean?

Judges 11:6 in the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible reads, "And they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon." This verse is a part of the story of Jephthah, one of the Judges of Israel. In order to fully understand the…

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Called to Lead: Lessons from Jephthah’s Rise

Judges 11:6 (KJV) states, "And they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon." This verse provides a profound insight into leadership, calling, and the dynamics of God’s plan through unlikely vessels. The context surrounding…

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A Call to Leadership and Courage in Battle

Heavenly Father, We come before You with hearts open and ready to receive Your guidance, wisdom, and strength. We gather together in the presence of Your holy name to reflect on the inspiring story of Jephthah, as recounted in Judges 11, verse 6: "And they said unto Jephthah…

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Judges 11:6 - "And they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon."
Judges 6:11 - "¶ And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites."
Judges 12:11 - "¶ And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years."
Judges 6:6 - "And Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites; and the children of Israel cried unto the LORD."
1 Corinthians 11:31 - "For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged."
Job 31:11 - "For this is an heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges."
Psalms 148:11 - "Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth:"
Judges 11:14 - "And Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children of Ammon:"
Judges 2:11 - "¶ And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim:"
1 Corinthians 6:2 - "Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?"
Judges 3:11 - "And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died."
Judges 14:11 - "And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him."
Judges 3:6 - "And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods."
Luke 6:37 - "Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:"
Judges 11:11 - "Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and captain over them: and Jephthah uttered all his words before the LORD in Mizpeh."
Judges 11:4 - "¶ And it came to pass in process of time, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel."
Judges 11:27 - "Wherefore I have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me: the LORD the Judge be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon."
Judges 6:36-40 – Gideon’s fleece test for dew.
Judges 17:11 - "And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons."
Judges 11:40 - "That the daughters of Israel went yearly to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year."
Judges 6:7 - "¶ And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD because of the Midianites,"
Psalms 141:6 - "When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet."
Judges 11:28 - "Howbeit the king of the children of Ammon hearkened not unto the words of Jephthah which he sent him."
Judges 1:11 - "And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher:"
John 16:11 - "Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged."
2 Chronicles 19:6 - "And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the LORD, who is with you in the judgment."
"¶ And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years." - Judges 12:11
Judges 11:1 - "Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he was the son of an harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah."
Judges 20:11 - "So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit together as one man."