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6 Iphtáh killeth two and fortie thousand Ephraimites. 8 After Iphtáh succedeth Ibzán, 11 Elón. 13 And Ab∣dón.
1 ANd the men of Ephráim gathered thē selues together, and wēta North ward & said vnto Iphtáh, Wherfore wētest thou to fight against the childrē of Ammón, and
didst not callb vs to go with thee? we will therfore burne mine house vpō thee with fire.
2 And Iphtáh said vnto them, I and my peo∣ple were at greate strife with the children of Ammón, and when I called you, ye deli∣uered me not out of their hands.
3 So when I sawe that ye deliuered me not,c I put my life in mine hands, & went vpō the children of Ammón: so the Lord deliuered them into mine hands. Wherefore thē are ye come vpō me now to fight againste me?
4 Then Iphtáh gathered all the mē of Gi∣leád, and fought with Ephráim: & the men of Gileád smote Ephráim, because they sayde, Ye Giliadites are run agates of E∣phráimd among the Ephraimites, (and) a∣mong the Manassites.
5 Also the Giliadites toke the passages of Iordén before the Ephraimites, and when the Ephraimites that were escaped, sayde, Let me passe, then the men of Gileád said vnto him, Arte thou an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay,
6 Then said they vnto him, Say nowe Shib∣bôleth: and he said, Sibbôleth: for he colde not so pronounce: then they toke him, & slewe him at the passages of Iordén: and there fel at that time of the Ephraimites two and forty thousand.
7 And Iphtáh iudged Israél six yere: thē dyed Iphtáh the Giliadite, & was buried in (one) of the cities of Gileád.
8 After himf Ibzán of Beth-léhem iudged Israél,
9 Who had thirtie sonnes & thirtie daugh∣ters, (which) he sent out, and toke in thir∣tie daughters from abroad for hys sonnes, and he iudged Israél seuen yere.
10 Then Ibzán dyed, & was buryed at Beth∣léhem.
11 ¶And after him iudged Israél Elôn, a Ze∣bulonite, and he iudged Israél ten yere.
12 Then Elôn the Zebulonite dyed, and was buryed in Aiialônin the countrey of Ze∣bulûn.
13 ¶And after him Abdón the sonne of Hil∣lél the Pirathonite iudged Israél.
14 And he had fortie sonnes and thirtie” ne∣uews that rode on seuētie“ assecoltes and he iudged Israél eight yeres.
15 Then dyed Abdón the sonne of Hillél the Pirathonite, and was buryed in Pirathôn, in the lande of Ephráim, in the mount of the Amalekites.
After they had passed Iorden.
Thus ambicion enuieth Goddes Worke in others, as they did also againste Gideon, Chap. 8. 1.
That is, I ventu∣red mylyfe, and Whē mans helpe fayled, I put my trust only in God
Yeran from vs & chose Gilead, & now in respect of vs, ye are no∣thing.
VVhiche signi∣fieth, the fall, of Waters, or an are of corne.
〈◊〉〈◊〉 thynke that this was 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the hous∣band of 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
Ebr. sonnes sonnes.
Or, 〈◊〉〈◊〉.