1. Juges 12:1–7 (NEG79)
  2. Structure et plan

Similarity of ending between the Jephthah and Gideon accounts

Juges 12:1–7 (NEG79)

1 Les hommes d'Ephraïm se rassemblèrent, partirent pour le nord, et dirent à Jephthé: Pourquoi es-tu allé combattre les fils d'Ammon sans nous avoir appelés à marcher avec toi? Nous voulons incendier ta maison et te brûler avec elle.

The Jephthah narrative concludes not with victory over the enemy, as it did in the Ehud and Barak/Deborah narratives. Instead, its conclusion looks more like that of the Gideon account. Both narratives carry on and conclude with recounting the subsequent deeds of the judges (Judges 8:13–32; Judges 12:1–15).1