So the young prophet ¹  went to Ramoth Gilead.

Gilead is a city full of evildoers; ¹  its streets are stained with bloody footprints! ² 

The king of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah attacked Ramoth Gilead.

Jephthah assembled all the men of Gilead and they fought with Ephraim. The men of Gilead defeated Ephraim, because the Ephraimites insulted them, saying, ¹  “You Gileadites are refugees in Ephraim, living within Ephraim’s and Manasseh’s territory.” ² 

Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha, ¹  but Jacob called it Galeed. ² 

The Manassehites: from Machir, the family of the Machirites (now Machir became the father of Gilead); from Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.

These were the Gileadites: from Iezer, the family of the Iezerites; from Helek, the family of the Helekites;

Jephthah led ¹  Israel for six years; then he ²  died and was buried in his city in Gilead. ³ 

When they took roll call, ¹  they noticed ²  none of the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead were there.

When the residents of Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,

The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, who was born to Manasseh’s Aramean concubine. ¹  She also gave birth to Makir the father of Gilead.

The son ¹  of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead, son of Makir, son of Manasseh.

When all the residents of Jabesh Gilead heard about everything the Philistines had done to Saul,

The king of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah attacked Ramoth Gilead.

Gilead belongs to me, as does Manasseh! ¹  Ephraim is my helmet, ²  Judah my royal scepter. ³ 

Gilead belongs to me, as does Manasseh! ¹  Ephraim is my helmet, ²  Judah my royal scepter. ³ 

The leaders ¹  of Gilead said to one another, “Who is willing to lead the charge ²  against the Ammonites? He will become the leader of all who live in Gilead!”

The leaders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “That may be true, ¹  but now we pledge to you our loyalty. ²  Come with us and fight with the Ammonites. Then you will become the leader ³  of all who live in Gilead.” ⁴ 

The Lord’s spirit empowered ¹  Jephthah. He passed through Gilead and Manasseh and went ²  to Mizpah in Gilead. From there he approached the Ammonites. ³ 

The Gileadites captured the fords of the Jordan River ¹  opposite Ephraim. ²  Whenever an Ephraimite fugitive ³  said, “Let me cross over,” the men of Gilead asked ⁴  him, “Are you an Ephraimite?” If he said, “No,”