Judges 11:8
And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Therefore we turn again to thee now, that thou mayest go with us, and fight against the children of Ammon, and be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.
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Gill's Exposition
And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah,.... In reply to his objection:
therefore we turn again unto thee now; being sensible of the injury they had done him, and repenting of it, of which their…
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
Therefore are we turned again i.e. this being so, since we have driven thee out. Instead of answering the objection directly, the elders state the reason for the reply they give. For this idiom in…
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