Judges 11:3 “So Jephthah fled from his brothers and settled in the land of Tob, whe…”

Judges 11:3

So Jephthah fled from his brothers and settled in the land of Tob, where worthless men gathered around him and traveled with him.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Then Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain men to Jephthah, and went out with him.

World English Bible

Then Jephthah fled from his brothers and lived in the land of Tob. Outlaws joined up with Jephthah, and they went out with him.

American Standard Version

Then Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain fellows to Jephthah, and they went out with him.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then Iphtah fledde from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there gathered idle fellowes to Iphtah, and went out with him.

Darby Translation

Then Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob. And vain men were gathered to Jephthah, and they made expeditions with him.

Young's Literal Translation

And Jephthah fleeth from the face of his brethren, and dwelleth in the land of Tob; and vain men gather themselves together unto Jephthah, and they go out with him.

Bible in Basic English

So Jephthah went in flight from his brothers and was living in the land of Tob, where a number of good-for-nothing men, joining Jephthah, went out with him on his undertakings.

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Cross references

“vain men”

Judges 9:4 1 Samuel 22:2 1 Samuel 27:2 Job 30:1–10 1 Samuel 30:22–24 Acts 17:5

Judges 9:4 · BSB

So they gave him seventy shekels of silver from the temple of Baal-berith, with which Abimelech hired some worthless and reckless men to follow him.

1 Samuel 22:2 · BSB

And all who were distressed or indebted or discontented rallied around him, and he became their leader. About four hundred men were with him.

1 Samuel 27:2 · BSB

So David set out with his six hundred men and went to Achish son of Maoch, the king of Gath.

Job 30:1–10 · BSB

“But now they mock me, men younger than I am, whose fathers I would have refused to put with my sheep dogs.

1 Samuel 30:22–24 · BSB

but all the wicked and worthless men among those who had gone with David said, “Because they did not go with us, we will not share with them the plunder we recovered, except for each man’s wife and children. They may tak…

Acts 17:5 · BSB

The Jews, however, became jealous. So they brought in some troublemakers from the marketplace, formed a mob, and sent the city into an uproar. They raided Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas, hoping to bring them o…

Also

2 Samuel 10:6 2 Samuel 10:8

2 Samuel 10:6 · BSB

When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, they hired twenty thousand Aramean foot soldiers from Beth-rehob and Zoba, as well as a thousand men from the king of Maacah and twelve thousand men fro…

2 Samuel 10:8 · BSB

The Ammonites marched out and arrayed themselves for battle at the entrance of the city gate, while the Arameans of Zobah and Rehob and the men of Tob and Maacah were by themselves in the open country.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2And Gilead’s wife bore him sons who grew up, drove Jephthah out, and said to him, “You shall have no inheritance in our father’s house, because you are the son of another woman.”

4Some time later, when the Ammonites fought against Israel

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