¹⁷ Then the people of Ammon gathered together and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled together and encamped in ^(A)Mizpah.

Jephthah’s Vow and Victory

²⁹ Then ^(A)the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jephthah, and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh, and passed through Mizpah of Gilead; and from Mizpah of Gilead he advanced toward the people of Ammon.

⁵ And Samuel said, ^(A)“Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and ^(B)I will pray to the Lord for you.”

⁶ So they gathered together at Mizpah, ^(A)drew water, and poured it out before the Lord. And they ^(B)fasted that day, and said there, ^(C)“We have sinned against the Lord.” And Samuel judged the children of Israel at Mizpah.