旧约 - 士师记(Judges)第12章

And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with fire.
And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye delivered me not out of their hands.
And when I saw that ye delivered me not, I put my life in my hands, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the LORD delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me?
Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites, and among the Manassites.
And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it was so, that when those Ephraimites which were escaped said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said unto him, Art thou an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay;
Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him, and slew him at the passages of Jordan: and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand.
And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.
And after him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.
And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.
Then died Ibzan, and was buried at Bethlehem.
And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.
And Elon the Zebulonite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the country of Zebulun.
And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel.
And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years.
And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites.
士师记第十二章   第 12 章 

  士 12:1-6> 对不讲道理的人也不能讲道理,你说是不是有道理? 

  12:1-6 以色列人刚刚打了一场大胜仗,本应有喜乐,不料却有忿怒争吵。以法莲支派的人因为耶弗他没有召集他们去争战(不过耶弗他说,他曾请求他们协助)就忿怒嫉妒。他们的辱骂激怒了耶弗他,他便召聚军队争战,杀了他们四万二千人。 

  耶弗他通常是先礼后兵的,但这一次竟迅速地报复,使以色列人受到重大损失,这本是可以避免的。在我们觉得被撇下、受轻视的时候,嫉妒、侮辱别人是不应当有的反应;但是受了侮辱后报复同样不对,常会两败俱伤。 

  耶弗他的胜利 

  士 12:4-7> 同是面对以法莲人的指责,耶弗他和基甸,谁的做法高明? 

  12:4-7 以法莲支派的人对耶弗他发难,正如对基甸一样( 8:1-3 )。耶弗他派人守住位于边境上的约旦河渡口,以便在以法莲人渡河时击杀他们。他们用试验口音的方法,辨认来人是否为以法莲人。 

  耶弗他 

  士 12:8-15> 又有三位士师被一带而过…… 

  12:8-15 我们对于这三位士师,和他们的重要性所知甚少。有许多儿女和牲畜,表示他们富有。──《灵修版圣经注释》