Judges 11:6
And they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.
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Gill's Exposition
And they said unto Jephthah, come and be our captain,.... The general of their army, to conduct and lead on their forces; they did not propose him to be their king, being convinced by Abimelech's…
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
chief i.e. commander in war, Jos 10:24; Dan 11:18 (RVm.); the same word as the Arabic ḳâḍi.