Jueces 11:4

4 Por ese entonces, los amonitas comenzaron a hacer guerra contra Israel.

Jueces 11:4 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 11:4

And it came to pass in process of time
Some time after Jephthah had been expelled from his father's house, and he was become famous for his martial genius, and military exploits; or at the close of the eighteen years' oppression of the children of Israel by the Ammonites, or some few days after the children of Israel were gathered together at Mizpeh, that the people and princes of Gilead were preparing for war with Ammon, and were thinking of a proper person to be their general:

that the children of Ammon made war against Israel;
not only passed over Jordan again, and encamped in Gilead, but began to attack them in some place or another, at least threatened them with it, and made motions towards it.

Jueces 11:4 In-Context

2 La esposa de Galaad tuvo varios hijos, y cuando esos medio hermanos de Jefté crecieron, lo echaron del territorio. «Tú no recibirás ninguna parte de la herencia de nuestro padre —le dijeron—, porque eres hijo de una prostituta».

3 Así que Jefté huyó de sus hermanos y vivió en la tierra de Tob. En poco tiempo, tuvo una banda de rebeldes despreciables que lo seguían.

4 Por ese entonces, los amonitas comenzaron a hacer guerra contra Israel.

5 Así que cuando los amonitas atacaron, los ancianos de Galaad mandaron a buscar a Jefté a la tierra de Tob y le dijeron:

6 —¡Ven y sé nuestro comandante! ¡Ayúdanos a pelear contra los amonitas!