Judges 11:1-7

1Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor, but he was son of a prostitute, while Gilead was Jephthah’s father.

2But Gilead’s wife bore him sons, and when the wife’s sons grew up, they drove Jephthah out and said to him, “You won’t inherit in our father’s house, for you are a son of another woman.”

3Then Jephthah fled from his brothers and lived in the land of Tob. Some worthless fellows joined with Jephthah and went out with him.

4Now it came about after a while that the children of Ammon fought with Israel.

5When the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah from the land of Tob.

6They said to Jephthah, “Come and be our chief, so we may fight the children of Ammon.”

7Jephthah then said to the elders of Gilead, “Didn’t you hate me and drive me out of my father’s house? So why are you coming to me now that you’re in trouble?”