After the episode of the negotiations with the Ammonite king, the story of Jephthah’s actions resumes with his campaign against the Ammonites. It possibly suggests his raising of an army (in which the neighbouring Ephraimites, on the other side of the Jordan, are not included, Judges 12:1–3). The passage does not clarify whether Jephthah was in Mizpah once or twice.
29 L'Esprit de l'Eternel fut sur Jephthé. Il traversa Galaad et Manassé; il passa à Mitspé de Galaad; et de Mitspé de Galaad, il marcha contre les fils d'Ammon.