Judges 11:1-7

1Jephthah was a soldier from the region of Gilead. Jephthah’s father was named Gilead. His mother was a prostitute.

2Gilead’s wife also gave birth to sons. When his wife’s sons grew up, they threw Jephthah out. They told him, “You’ll get no inheritance from our father. You’re the son of that other woman.”

3Jephthah fled from his brothers. He went to live in the land of Tob. Worthless men gathered around Jephthah and went out ⌞on raids⌟ with him.

4Later, Ammon waged war with Israel.

5When the Ammonites attacked Israel, Gilead’s leaders went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob.

6They said to Jephthah, “Come and be our commander so that we can wage war against Ammon.”

7But Jephthah replied to Gilead’s leaders, “Don’t you hate me? Didn’t you throw me out of my father’s house? So why are you coming to me now when you’re in trouble?”