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Judges 10:17

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Then the Ammonites were called to arms and camped in Gilead, and the Israelites assembled and camped at Mizpah.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 17

In this chapter we have, I. The peaceable times Israel enjoyed under the government of two judges, Tola and Jair (Jdg 10:1-5). II. The troublesome times that ensued. 1. Israel's sin that brought them into trouble (Jdg 10:6). 2. The trouble itself they were in (Jdg 10:7-9). III. Their repentance and humiliation for sin, their prayers and reformation, and the mercy they found with God thereupon (Jdg 10:10-16). IV. Preparation made for their deliverance out of the hand of their oppressors (Jdg 10:17, Jdg 10:18).

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Strong's Concordancev. 17

בֵּן (bên, H1121) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative… עַמּוֹן (ʻAmmôwn, H5983) — Ammon, a son of Lot; also his posterity and their country צָעַק (tsâʻaq, H6817) — to shriek; (by implication) to proclaim (an assembly) חָנָה (chânâh, H2583) — properly, to incline; by implication, to decline (of the slanting rays of evening);… גִּלְעָד (Gilʻâd, H1568) — Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three Israelites יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl, H3478) — Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity אָסַף (ʼâçaph, H622) — to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave… מִצְפָּה (Mitspâh, H4709) — Mitspah, the name of two places in Palestine

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Judges 11:29rank 5

Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh, then through Mizpah of Gilead. And from there he advanced against the Ammonites.

Genesis 31:49rank 4

It was also called Mizpah, because Laban said, “May the LORD keep watch between you and me when we are absent from each other.

Judges 11:11rank 3

So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him their leader and commander. And Jephthah repeated all his terms in the presence of the LORD at Mizpah.

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