16 So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the Lord, and (A)he became impatient over the misery of Israel.

17 Then the Ammonites were called to arms, and they encamped in Gilead. And the people of Israel came together, and they encamped at (B)Mizpah. 18 And the people, the leaders of Gilead, said one to another, “Who is the man who will begin to fight against the Ammonites? (C)He shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.”

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