Again the Ephraimites seem to have been left out of things, and take umbrage at the fact. It seems that Jephthah had in fact called them but they did not answer. When people complain, they are often talking a load of nonsense. Unlike the previous incident with Gideon and Ephraimites, this was led to war. The Ephraimites seem to have taken great delight in upsetting people. We need to make sure we are not such a person.
As an aside, we get here the source of the term Shibboleth as a test. There are many phrases and terms common in popular culture that have their origin in the Bible.
Jephthah was followed by a series of leaders who spent a lot of time having sons and daughters. Apart from that there is little remarkable about their reigns, though Israel seems to be doing Ok at this point.
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