Shìshījì 11:6

6 Duì Yēfútā shuō , qǐng nǐ lái zuò wǒmen de yuán shuaì , wǒmen hǎo yǔ Yàmén rén zhēng zhàn .

Shìshījì 11:6 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 11:6

And they said unto Jephthah, come and be our captain
The general of their army, to conduct and lead on their forces; they did not propose him to be their king, being convinced by Abimelech's conduct that such a step would be wrong; nor did they say anything of his being their judge, having no other view than to serve their present exigence; besides, a judge was not one chosen by the people, but raised up of God, and which honour was conferred on Jephthah afterwards:

that we may fight with the children of Ammon;
with judgment, courage, and success; they did not make this proposal to him to save themselves from being engaged in the war, but that they might have one skilful in military affairs at the head of them, to instruct them in the art of war, and lead them on in a regular manner, and animate them by his brave example.

Shìshījì 11:6 In-Context

4 Guō le xiē rìzi , Yàmén rén gōngdǎ Yǐsèliè .

5 Yàmén rén gōngdǎ Yǐsèliè de shíhou , Jīliè de zhǎnglǎo dào tuó bǎi dì qù , yào jiào Yēfútā huí lái .

6 Duì Yēfútā shuō , qǐng nǐ lái zuò wǒmen de yuán shuaì , wǒmen hǎo yǔ Yàmén rén zhēng zhàn .

7 Yēfútā huídá Jīliè de zhǎnglǎo shuō , cóng qián nǐmen bú shì hèn wǒ , gǎn zhú wǒ chū lí fù jiā ma . xiànzaì nǐmen zāoyù jí nán wèihé dào wǒ zhèlǐ lái ne .

8 Jīliè de zhǎnglǎo huídá Yēfútā shuō , xiànzaì wǒmen dào nǐ zhèlǐ lái , shì yào nǐ tóng wǒmen qù , yǔ Yàmén rén zhēng zhàn . nǐ kĕyǐ zuò Jīliè yīqiè jūmín de lǐng xiù .