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Christian Standard Bible ®

Judges 10:17

The Ammonites were called together, and they camped in Gilead. So the Israelites assembled and camped at Mizpah.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Ammonites;   Israel;   Prayer;   Thompson Chain Reference - Mizpah;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Ammonites, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Mizpah or Mizpeh;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Jephthah;   Mizpah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Jephthah;   Mizpah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Gilead;   Transjordan;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Judges (1);   Levi;   Mizpah, Mizpeh;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Mizpah, Mizpeh ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Mizpah;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Miz'pah;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Reign of the Judges;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Gilead (1);   Hosea;   Judges, Period of;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Gilead;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
Then the children of `Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in Gil`ad. The children of Yisra'el assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mitzpah.
King James Version
Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpeh.
Lexham English Bible
And the Ammonites were summoned, and they camped in Gilead. And the Israelites gathered and camped at Mizpah.
English Standard Version
Then the Ammonites were called to arms, and they encamped in Gilead. And the people of Israel came together, and they encamped at Mizpah.
New Century Version
The Ammonites gathered for war and camped in Gilead. The Israelites gathered and camped at Mizpah.
New English Translation
The Ammonites assembled and camped in Gilead; the Israelites gathered together and camped in Mizpah.
Amplified Bible
Then the Ammonites were assembled together and they camped in Gilead. And the sons of Israel assembled and camped at Mizpah.
New American Standard Bible
Then the sons of Ammon were summoned, and they camped in Gilead. And the sons of Israel gathered together and camped in Mizpah.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then the children of Ammon gathered themselues together, and pitched in Gilead: and the children of Israel assembled themselues, and pitched in Mizpeh.
Legacy Standard Bible
But you, beloved, must remember the words that were spoken beforehand by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Contemporary English Version
The rulers of Ammon called their soldiers together and led them to Gilead, where they set up camp. The Israelites gathered at Mizpah and set up camp there.
Complete Jewish Bible
Then the people of ‘Amon gathered together and set up camp in Gil‘ad, while the people of Isra'el assembled and camped at Mitzpah.
Darby Translation
And the children of Ammon were called together and encamped in Gilead; and the children of Israel gathered together and encamped in Mizpeh.
Easy-to-Read Version
The Ammonites gathered together for war. Their camp was in the area of Gilead. The Israelites gathered together. Their camp was at the city of Mizpah.
George Lamsa Translation
Then the children of Ammon were gathered together and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled themselves together and encamped in Mizpeh.
Good News Translation
Then the Ammonite army prepared for battle and camped in Gilead. The people of Israel came together and camped at Mizpah in Gilead.
Literal Translation
And the sons of Ammon were called together, and camped in Gilead. And the sons of Israel were gathered, and camped in Mizpeh.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the children of Ammon called them selues together, and pitched in Gilead: But the children of Israel gathered them selues together also, and pitched at Mispa.
American Standard Version
Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpah.
Bible in Basic English
Then the children of Ammon came together and put their army in position in Gilead. And the children of Israel came together and put their army in position in Mizpah.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then the children of Ammon gathered together, & pitched in Gilead: And the children of Israel gathered them together, and pitched in Mispah.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpah.
King James Version (1611)
Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in Gilead: and the children of Israel assembled themselues together, and encamped in Mizpeh.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the children of Ammon went up, and encamped in Galaad; and the children of Israel were gathered together and encamped on the hill.
English Revised Version
Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpah.
Berean Standard Bible
Then the Ammonites were called to arms and camped in Gilead, and the Israelites assembled and camped at Mizpah.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And so the sones of Amon crieden togidere, that is, clepyden hem silf togidere to batel, and excitiden ayens Israel, and settiden tentis in Galaad, `ayens whiche the sones of Israel weren gaderid, and settiden tentis in Masphat.
Young's Literal Translation
And the Bene-Ammon are called together, and encamp in Gilead, and the sons of Israel are gathered together, and encamp in Mizpah.
Update Bible Version
Then the sons of Ammon had gathered together, and encamped in Gilead. And the sons of Israel had assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpah.
Webster's Bible Translation
Then the children of Ammon were assembled, and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled themselves, and encamped in Mizpeh.
World English Bible
Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in Gilead. The children of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpah.
New King James Version
Then the people of Ammon gathered together and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled together and encamped in Mizpah.
New Living Translation
At that time the armies of Ammon had gathered for war and were camped in Gilead, and the people of Israel assembled and camped at Mizpah.
New Life Bible
The men of Ammon were gathered together for war. They set up their tents in Gilead. The men of Israel gathered together, and set up their tents in Mizpah.
New Revised Standard
Then the Ammonites were called to arms, and they encamped in Gilead; and the Israelites came together, and they encamped at Mizpah.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Now the sons of Ammon were called out, and they encamped in Gilead, - and the sons of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpah.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the children of Ammon shouting together, pitched their tents in Galaad: against whom the children of Israel assembled themselves together, and camped in Maspha.
Revised Standard Version
Then the Ammonites were called to arms, and they encamped in Gilead; and the people of Israel came together, and they encamped at Mizpah.
THE MESSAGE
The Ammonites prepared for war, setting camp in Gilead. The People of Israel set their rival camp in Mizpah. The leaders in Gilead said, "Who will stand up for us against the Ammonites? We'll make him head over everyone in Gilead!"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the sons of Ammon were summoned and they camped in Gilead. And the sons of Israel gathered together and camped in Mizpah.

Contextual Overview

10so they cried out to the Lord, saying, “We have sinned against you. We have abandoned our God and worshiped the Baals.” 11The Lord said to the Israelites, “When the Egyptians, Amorites, Ammonites, Philistines, 12Sidonians, Amalekites, and Maonites oppressed you, and you cried out to me, did I not deliver you from them? 13But you have abandoned me and worshiped other gods. Therefore, I will not deliver you again. 14Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen. Let them deliver you whenever you are oppressed.” 15But the Israelites said, “We have sinned. Deal with us as you see fit; only rescue us today!” 16So they got rid of the foreign gods among them and worshiped the Lord, and he became weary of Israel’s misery. 17The Ammonites were called together, and they camped in Gilead. So the Israelites assembled and camped at Mizpah. 18The rulers of Gilead said to one another, “Which man will begin the fight against the Ammonites? He will be the leader of all the inhabitants of Gilead.”

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

gathered together: Heb. cried together

Mizpeh: Judges 11:11, Judges 11:29, Genesis 31:49

Reciprocal: Joshua 13:26 - Ramathmizpeh Joshua 18:26 - Mizpeh Judges 3:31 - Israel Judges 11:5 - made war Judges 11:34 - Mizpeh Judges 20:1 - in Mizpeh

Cross-References

Genesis 34:2
When Shechem—son of Hamor the Hivite, who was the region’s chieftain—saw her, he took her and raped her.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then the children of Ammon were gathered together,.... By a crier, as Jarchi; they had passed over Jordan, as in Judges 10:9 and had been distressing three of the tribes of Israel on that side; but now being informed, by an herald at arms, that the children of Israel, on the other side Jordan, were risen up in defence of their country, rights, and liberties, the children of Ammon came back and crossed over Jordan again:

and encamped in Gilead; in the land of Gilead, part of which belonged to the tribes of Reuben and Gad, and the other part to the half tribe of Manasseh:

and the children of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped at Mizpeh: of which name there were several cities in the land of Israel, on both sides Jordan; this must design a place on the other side Jordan, either in the tribe of Gad or Manasseh, for it seems there was of this name in each, see Genesis 31:49.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The historian, having related the preliminary incidents, now comes to the final issue which forms the subject matter of his narrative. On a certain occasion, as on many previous ones, the Ammonites were encamped in Gilead, with the intention of dispossessing the Israelites of the whole country, or at least as far as the river Jabbok Judges 11:13, and of invading the West-Jordanic tribes. The children of Israel on the East of Jordan assembled together to resist them, and pitched their camp in Mizpeh. The narrative proceeds to detail what happened.

Mizpeh - , as its name, “watch-tower” or “look-out” indicates was situated on a height of Mount Gilead, and was, as such, a strong post. It is almost always written, “THE Mizpeh,” or watch-tower. Four or five places of the name occur in Scripture.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Judges 10:17. The children of Ammon were gathered together — Literally, they cried against Israel-they sent out criers in different directions to stir up all the enemies of Israel; and when they had made a mighty collection, they encamped in Gilead.


 
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