Judges 10 · Verse 17

Judges 10:17

Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpeh.
Judges 10:17, King James Version

Judges 10:17 in other translations

BSBThen the Ammonites were called to arms and camped in Gilead, and the Israelites assembled and camped at Mizpah.
WEBThen the children of Ammon were gathered together and encamped in Gilead. The children of Israel assembled themselves together and encamped in Mizpah.
ASVThen the children of Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpah.
YLTAnd the Bene-Ammon are called together, and encamp in Gilead, and the sons of Israel are gathered together, and encamp in Mizpah.
DARBYAnd the children of Ammon were called together and encamped in Gilead; and the children of Israel gathered together and encamped in Mizpeh.
BBEThen the children of Ammon came together and put their army in position in Gilead. And the children of Israel came together and put their army in position in Mizpah.
WebsterThen the children of Ammon were assembled, and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled themselves, and encamped in Mizpeh.

What does Judges 10:17 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 10:17-18
17-18. the children of Ammon were gathered together--From carrying on guerrilla warfare, the Ammonites proceeded to a continued campaign. Their settled aim was to wrest the whole of the trans-jordanic territory from its actual occupiers. In this great crisis, a general meeting of the Israelitish tribes was held at Mizpeh. This Mizpeh was in eastern Manasseh (Jos 11:3).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 17 The children of Ammon were gathered together - Literally, they cried against Israel - they sent out criers in different directions to stir up all the enemies of Israel; and when they had made a mighty collection, they encamped in Gilead.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 10:10-18

God is able to multiply men's punishments according to the numbers of their sins and idols. But there is hope when sinners cry to the Lord for help, and lament their ungodliness as well as their more open transgressions. It is necessary, in true repentance, that there be a full conviction that those things cannot help us which we have set in competition with God. They acknowledged what they deserved, yet prayed to…

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Judges 10:17 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּצָּֽעֲקוּ֙vai.yi.tza.'a.Kuand they were summonedH6817
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] people ofH1121
עַמּ֔וֹןa.MonAmmonH5983
וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.Nuand they encampedH2583
בַּגִּלְעָ֑דba.gil.'Adin <the> GileadH1568
וַיֵּאָֽסְפוּ֙vai.ye.'a.se.Fuand they gatheredH622
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] people ofH1121
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.Nuand they encampedH2583
בַּמִּצְפָּֽה\׃ba.mitz.Pahat <the> MizpahH4709

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Judges 10:17

  • Judges 11:29

    Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead, and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over unto the children of Ammon.

  • Genesis 31:49

    And Mizpah; for he said, The Lord watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.

  • 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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
gathered together. Heb. cried together. Mizpeh.
11:11,29; Ge 31:49

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Context

  • Judges 10:16

    And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the Lord: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.

  • Judges 10:17

    Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpeh.

  • Judges 10:18

    And the people and princes of Gilead said one to another, What man is he that will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? he shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.

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Judges 10:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y juntándose los hijos de Ammón, asentaron campo en Galaad: juntáronse asimismo los hijos de Israel, y asentaron su campo en Mizpa.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et les fils d’Ammon se rassemblèrent, et campèrent en Galaad; et les fils d’Israël s’assemblèrent, et campèrent à Mitspa.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und die Kinder Ammon versammelten sich und lagerten sich in Gilead; und die Kinder Israel kamen zusammen und lagerten sich zu Mizpa.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Itaque filii Ammon conclamantes in Galaad fixere tentoria, contra quos congregati filii Israël in Maspha castrametati sunt.