1The dudes from Ephraim rolled up and were like, "Yo Jephthah, why’d you bounce to fight the Ammonites without us? We’re about to set your house on fire, no cap."

2Jephthah replied, "Me and my crew were in a serious beef with the Ammonites; when I hit you up, you didn’t come through for me."

3"When I saw you weren’t down, I took matters into my own hands, went against the Ammonites, and the Lord had my back: so why you coming at me today?"

4Then Jephthah gathered the Gilead squad and threw down with Ephraim: they wrecked Ephraim because they called the Gileadites fugitives among them.

5The Gileadites had the Jordan on lock before the Ephraimites: when the escaped ones tried to cross, Gilead was like, "You an Ephraimite? If they said no,

6They told him, "Say Shibboleth," but he said Sibboleth, 'cause he couldn’t say it right. So they took him out at the Jordan, and 42,000 Ephraimites fell that day.

7Jephthah was the judge of Israel for six years. Then he passed away, and they buried him in one of the Gilead cities.

8After him, Ibzan from Bethlehem took over as judge of Israel.

9He had thirty sons and thirty daughters, sent them out, and brought in thirty daughters for his sons. He judged Israel for seven years.

10Then Ibzan died and got buried in Bethlehem.

11Next up was Elon, a Zebulonite, who judged Israel for ten years.

12Elon the Zebulonite passed away and was buried in Aijalon in Zebulun territory.

13After him, Abdon, son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel.

14He had forty sons and thirty nephews who rode on seventy donkeys, and he judged Israel for eight years.

15Abdon, son of Hillel the Pirathonite, died and was buried in Pirathon in Ephraim, near the Amalekites.

1And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with fire.

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.

3And when I saw that ye delivered me not, I put my life in my hands, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the Lord delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me?

4Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites, and among the Manassites.

5And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it was so, that when those Ephraimites which were escaped said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said unto him, Art thou an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay;

6Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him, and slew him at the passages of Jordan: and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand.

7And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.

8And after him Ibzan of Beth–lehem judged Israel.

9And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.

10Then died Ibzan, and was buried at Beth–lehem.

11And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.

12And Elon the Zebulonite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the country of Zebulun.

13And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel.

14And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years.

15And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites.