Judges 10:7-18

7And the anger of the Lord burned against Israel, and He 1sold them into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hands of the sons of Ammon. 8And they 2afflicted and oppressed the sons of Israel 3that year; for eighteen years they oppressed all the sons of Israel who were beyond the Jordan, 4in Gilead in the land of the Amorites. 9And the sons of Ammon crossed the Jordan to fight also against Judah, Benjamin, and the house of Ephraim, so that Israel was in great difficulty.

10Then the 5sons of Israel cried out to the Lord, saying, “We have sinned against You, for indeed, we have abandoned our God and served the Baals.” 11And the Lord said to the sons of Israel, “Did I not save you 6from the Egyptians, 7the Amorites, 8the sons of Ammon, and the Philistines? 12And when the Sidonians, the Amalekites, and the Maonites 9oppressed you, you cried out to Me, and I saved you from their hands. 13Yet 10you abandoned Me and served other gods; therefore I will no longer save you. 1411Go and cry out to the gods which you have chosen; let them save you in the time of your distress.” 15Then the sons of Israel said to the Lord, “We have sinned, 12do to us whatever 13seems good to You; only please save us this day.” 1614So they removed the foreign gods from among them and served the Lord; and 1516He could no longer endure the misery of Israel.

17Then the sons of Ammon were summoned, and they camped in Gilead. And the sons of Israel gathered together and camped in 17Mizpah. 18And the people, the leaders of Gilead, said to one another, “Who is the man who will begin to fight against the sons of Ammon? He shall become head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.”