8. And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, For this same reason we turn again to thee now that thou may go with us and fight against the sons of Ammon and be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.
9. Then Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, If ye bring me home again to fight against the sons of Ammon and the Lord delivers them before me, shall I be your head?
10. And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Let the Lord hear between us, if we do not comply with thy words.
11. Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and prince over them; and Jephthah spoke all his words before the Lord in Mizpeh.
12. And Jephthah sent ambassadors unto the king of the sons of Ammon, saying, What hast thou to do with me that thou art come against me to fight in my land?
13. And the king of the sons of Ammon replied unto the ambassadors of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when they came up out of Egypt, from Arnon even unto Jabbok and unto the Jordan; now, therefore, restore those lands again peaceably.