Judges 11:5-9

5When the Ammonites attacked, the elders of Gilead sent for Jephthah in the land of Tob.

6The elders said, “Come and be our commander! Help us fight the Ammonites!”

7But Jephthah said to them, “Aren’t you the ones who hated me and drove me from my father’s house? Why do you come to me now when you’re in trouble?”

8“Because we need you,” the elders replied. “If you lead us in battle against the Ammonites, we will make you ruler over all the people of Gilead.”

9Jephthah said to the elders, “Let me get this straight. If I come with you and if the Lord gives me victory over the Ammonites, will you really make me ruler over all the people?”