Judges 11:4
And it came to pass in process of time, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel.
Judges 11:4 in other translations
| BSB | Some time later, when the Ammonites fought against Israel |
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| WEB | After a while, the children of Ammon made war against Israel. |
| ASV | And it came to pass after a while, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel. |
| YLT | And it cometh to pass, after a time, that the Bene-Ammon fight with Israel, |
| DARBY | And it came to pass after some time, that the children of Ammon fought with Israel. |
| BBE | Now after a time the children of Ammon made war against Israel. |
| Webster | And it came to pass in process of time, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel. |
What does Judges 11:4 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Jud 11:4-11. The Gileadites Covenant with Jephthah.
4. in process of time--on the return of the season. the children of Ammon made war against Israel--Having prepared the way by the introduction of Jephthah, the sacred historian here resumes the thread of his narrative from Jud 10:17. The Ammonites seem to have invaded the country, and active hostilities were inevitable.Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 11:1-11
Men ought not to be blamed for their parentage, so long as they by their personal merits roll away any reproach. God had forgiven Israel, therefore Jephthah will forgive. He speaks not with confidence of his success, knowing how justly God might suffer the Ammonites to prevail for the further punishment of Israel. Nor does he speak with any confidence at all in himself. If he succeed, it is the Lord delivers them…
Judges 11:4 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Judges 11:4
- Judges 10:9
Moreover the children of Ammon passed over Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; so that Israel was sore distressed.
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Context
- Judges 11:3
Then Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain men to Jephthah, and went out with him.
- Judges 11:4
And it came to pass in process of time, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel.
- Judges 11:5
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:
Judges 11:4 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y aconteció que después de días los hijos de Ammón hicieron guerra contra Israel: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il arriva, quelque temps après, que les fils d’Ammon firent la guerre à Israël; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und es geschah nach einiger Zeit, da stritten die Kinder Ammon mit Israel. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | In illis diebus pugnabant filii Ammon contra Israël. |