Judges 11:27

Wherefore I have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me: the Lord the Judge be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.

Cross-references

Genesis 18:25 asks if the Judge of all the earth will do right — Jephthah appeals to the same divine Judge to arbitrate between Israel and Ammon.

Genesis 31:53 has Laban calling on God to judge between him and Jacob, directly paralleling Jephthah's appeal to 'the Lord, the Judge'.

In Genesis 16:5, Sarai similarly calls on the Lord to judge between her and Abram, mirroring Jephthah's appeal to God as arbiter.

In 1 Samuel 24:12, David also asks the Lord to judge between him and Saul, exactly like Jephthah's appeal to God as judge.

1 Samuel 24:15 continues David's plea: 'May the Lord therefore be judge' — same title and appeal as Jephthah.

Psalm 94:2 Parallel

Psalm 94:2 calls God the 'Judge of the earth' and asks Him to rise up, perfectly matching Jephthah's appeal to the Lord as Judge.

Psalm 82:8 Parallel

Psalm 82:8 calls upon the same Judge — God — to arise and judge the earth, echoing Jephthah's appeal to the Lord as Judge.

Psalm 7:11 Related theme

Psalm 7:11 states God judges the righteous and is angry at the wicked; Jephthah calls on this same judging God to decide the case.

Psalm 50:6 Related theme

Psalm 50:6 declares that God is judge Himself; Jephthah’s appeal is to that very judge who will declare righteousness.

Psalm 75:7 Parallel

Psalm 75:7 states God is the judge who puts down and sets up; Jephthah asks this same judge to render a verdict between the parties.

2 Chronicles 20:12 has Jehoshaphat asking God to execute judgment on the Ammonites, directly paralleling Jephthah's appeal against Ammon.

Hebrews 12:23 calls God 'the judge of all,' echoing Jephthah's appeal to 'the Lord, the Judge' as ultimate arbiter.

Psalm 98:9 Parallel

Psalm 98:9 describes the Lord coming to judge the earth with righteousness — the same divine judge Jephthah appeals to.

Psalm 7:8 Related theme

Psalm 7:8 calls on the Lord to judge the peoples, echoing Jephthah's appeal to God as judge over nations.

Job 23:7 Related theme

Job 23:7 hopes to be delivered by his judge; Jephthah asks God to judge between him and Ammon. Both invoke God as the righteous judge.

Job 9:15 Related theme

Job 9:15 speaks of making supplication to his judge; Jephthah similarly appeals to God as judge. Both use the legal metaphor of God as judge.

1 Samuel 2:10 Related theme

1 Samuel 2:10 declares the Lord will judge the ends of the earth; Jephthah calls on Him to judge this specific dispute. Both affirm God’s role as judge.