KJV ORIGINAL
And it was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob:
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
When the Ammonites started fighting against Israel, the leaders of Gilead went to bring Jephthah back from the land of Tob.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is showing how desperate times forced Israel's leaders to seek help from someone they had previously rejected.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during the period of the Judges (around 1100 BC) when Israel had no king and was repeatedly oppressed by neighboring nations due to their disobedience to God. Jephthah had been driven out by his own people because he was born to a prostitute, but now lived as a warrior leader in the land of Tob. The Ammonites were descendants of Lot who lived east of the Jordan River and were longtime enemies of Israel.
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