Judges 11:10
And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, The LORD be witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words.
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Gill's Exposition
And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah,.... Assenting to his proposal, and not only giving their word for it, but their oath:
the Lord be witness between us, if we do not so according to thy…
Here is, I. The distress which the children of Israel were in upon the Ammonites' invasion of their country, Jdg 11:4. Probably this was the same invasion with that mentioned, Jdg 10:17, when the…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
witness Note marg.; the expression only here. The invocation of Jehovah's presence is necessary to complete a solemn agreement; cf. Gen 31:49.
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