{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/dbt/judges/12","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-26T22:56:41.558Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DBT","book":"Judges","bookSlug":"judges","chapter":12,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":11,"nextChapter":13,"totalChapters":21,"totalVerses":15},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"The men of E'phraim were called to arms, and they crossed to Zaphon and said to Jephthah, |Why did you cross over to fight against the Ammonites, and did not call us to go with you? We will burn your house over you with fire.|"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"And Jephthah said to them, |I and my people had a great feud with the Ammonites; and when I called you, you did not deliver me from their hand."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"And when I saw that you would not deliver me, I took my life in my hand, and crossed over against the Ammonites, and the LORD gave them into my hand; why then have you come up to me this day, to fight against me?|"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Then Jephthah gathered all the men of Gilead and fought with E'phraim; and the men of Gilead smote E'phraim, because they said, |You are fugitives of E'phraim, you Gileadites, in the midst of E'phraim and Manas'seh.|"},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"And the Gileadites took the fords of the Jordan against the E'phraimites. And when any of the fugitives of E'phraim said, |Let me go over,| the men of Gilead said to him, |Are you an E'phraimite?| When he said, |No,|"},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"they said to him, |Then say Shibboleth,| and he said, |Sibboleth,| for he could not pronounce it right; then they seized him and slew him at the fords of the Jordan. And there fell at that time forty-two thousand of the E'phraimites."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died, and was buried in his city in Gilead."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"After him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"He had thirty sons; and thirty daughters he gave in marriage outside his clan, and thirty daughters he brought in from outside for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Then Ibzan died, and was buried at Bethlehem."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"After him Elon the Zeb'ulunite judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Then Elon the Zeb'ulunite died, and was buried at Ai'jalon in the land of Zeb'ulun."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"After him Abdon the son of Hillel the Pira'thonite judged Israel."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy asses; and he judged Israel eight years."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"Then Abdon the son of Hillel the Pira'thonite died, and was buried at Pira'thon in the land of E'phraim, in the hill country of the Amal'ekites."}],"citation":{"inline":"Judges 12 (DBT)","markdown":"[Judges 12](https://primebible.com/dbt/judges/12)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DBT. https://primebible.com/dbt/judges/12 (accessed 2026-05-26)."}}