Judges 11:6-8

Holman Christian Standard Bible

⁶ They said to him, “Come, be our commander, and let’s fight against the Ammonites.”

⁷ Jephthah replied to the elders of Gilead, “Didn’t you hate me and drive me from my father’s house? Why then have you come to me now when you’re in trouble?”

⁸ They answered Jephthah, “Since that’s true, we now turn to you. Come with us, fight the Ammonites, and you will become leader of all the inhabitants of Gilead.”