Judges 11:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Judges 11:11 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Judges 11:11 is a verse from the book of Judges in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and captain over them: and Jephthah uttered a..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Judges 11:11 — KJV
“Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and captain over them: and Jephthah uttered all his words before the LORD in Mizpeh.”
— Judges 11:11 (KJV)
Judges 11:11 in Context — About the Book of Judges
Judges chronicles Israel's darkest cycle: sin, oppression, crying out, and rescue — repeated for generations. God raises unlikely deliverers like Gideon, Deborah, and Samson, proving He responds to honest cries for help even when His people keep failing. Grace shines against a dark backdrop.
Cross-References for Judges 11:11
“Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.”
Shares key themes with Judges 11:11: went, people, made
“And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, If ye bring me home again to fight against the children of Ammon, and the LORD deliver them before me, shall I be your head?”
Shares key themes with Judges 11:11: jephthah, elders, gilead
“Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead, and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over unto the children of Ammon.”
Shares key themes with Judges 11:11: then, jephthah, gilead
“And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and laid before their faces all these words which the LORD commanded him.”
Shares key themes with Judges 11:11: elders, people, words
“And Moses went out, and told the people the words of the LORD, and gathered the seventy men of the elders of the people, and set them round about the tabernacle.”
Shares key themes with Judges 11:11: went, elders, people
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