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ESV — Judges 11:3; 2 Chronicles 13:7; Proverbs 12:11; Acts 17:5

Then Jephthah fled from his brothers and lived in the land of fTob, and gworthless fellows collected around Jephthah and went out with him.

and certain iworthless scoundrels gathered about him and defied Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was jyoung and irresolute1 and could not withstand them.

Footnotes

[1] 13:7 Hebrew soft of heart

11 pWhoever works his land qwill have plenty of bread,

rbut he who follows sworthless pursuits lacks sense.

pBut the Jews1 qwere jealous, and taking rsome wicked men of the rabble, they formed a mob, set the city in an uproar, and attacked the house of Jason, seeking to bring them out to the crowd.

Footnotes

[1] 17:5 Greek Ioudaioi probably refers here to Jewish religious leaders, and others under their influence, in that time; also verse 13