The Ephraimites, quarrelling with Jephthah, and discerned by Shibboleth, are slain by the Gileadites.

1 ¶ And the menº of Ephraimº gathered themselves together,ºª and wentºª northward,º and saidºª unto Jephthah,º Wherefore² passedst thou overºª to fightºª against the childrenº of Ammon,º and didst not² callºª us to go¹ª² with² thee? we will burnºª thine houseº upon² thee with fire.º 2 And Jephthahº saidºª unto² them, I² and my peopleº wereºª at great¹ strifeºº² with the childrenº of Ammon;º and when I calledºª you, ye deliveredºª me not² out of their hands.º² 3 And when I sawºª that² ye deliveredºª [me] not,² I putºª my lifeº in my hands,º and passed overºª against² the childrenº of Ammon,º and the LORDº deliveredºª them into my hand:º wherefore² then are ye come upºª unto² me this² day,º to fightºª against me? 4 Then Jephthahº gathered togetherºª² all² the men¹² of Gilead,º and foughtºª with² Ephraim:º and the men¹² of Gileadº smoteºª² Ephraim,º because² they said,ºª Ye² Gileaditesº [are] fugitivesº of Ephraimº amongº the Ephraimites,º [and] amongº the Manassites.º 5 And the Gileaditesº tookºª² the passagesº of Jordanº before the Ephraimites:º and it was² [so], that when² those Ephraimitesº which were escapedº said,ºª Let me go over;ºª that the men¹² of Gileadº saidºª unto him, [Art] thou² an Ephraimite?º If he said,ºª Nay;² 6 Then saidºª they unto him, Sayºª now² Shibboleth:º and he saidºª Sibboleth:º for he could not² frameºª to pronounceºª [it] right.¹ª² Then they tookºª him, and slewºª him at² the passagesº of Jordan:º and there fellºª at that² timeº of the Ephraimitesº² fortyº and twoº thousand.º

Jephthah dieth.

7 And Jephthahº judgedºª² Israelº sixº years.º Then diedºª Jephthahº the Gileadite,º and was buriedºª in [one of] the citiesº of Gilead.º

Ibzan, who had thirty sons, and thirty daughters,

8 ¶ And afterº him Ibzanº of Bethlehemº² judgedºª² Israel.º 9 And he had² thirtyº sons,º and thirtyº daughters,º [whom] he sentºª abroad,º and took¹ª in² thirtyº daughtersº from² abroadº for his sons.º And he judgedºª² Israelº sevenº years.º 10 Then diedºª Ibzan,º and was buriedºª at Bethlehem.º

and Elon,

11 ¶ And afterº him Elon,º a Zebulonite,º judgedºª² Israel;º and he judgedºª² Israelº tenº years.º 12 And Elonº the Zebuloniteº died,ºª and was buriedºª in Aijalonº in the countryº of Zebulun.¹²

and Abdon, who had forty sons and thirty nephews, judge Israel.

13 ¶ And afterº him Abdonº the sonº of Hillel,º a Pirathonite,º judgedºª² Israel.º 14 And he had² fortyº sonsº and thirtyº nephews,º that rodeºª on² threescore and tenº ass colts:º and he judgedºª² Israelº eightº years.º 15 And Abdonº the sonº of Hillelº the Pirathoniteº died,ºª and was buriedºª in Pirathonº in the landº of Ephraim,º in the mountº of the Amalekites.º