Judges 12:3
And when I saw that ye delivered me not, I put my life in my hands, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the Lord delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me?
Cross-references
Judges 9:17
Parallel
Judges 9:17 has Jotham say his father risked his life for Israel — same phrase Jephthah uses here about himself.
1 Samuel 19:5
Parallel
In 1 Samuel 19:5, the same idiom 'put his life in his hand' describes David risking his life to slay Goliath, echoing Jephthah's boldness.
1 Samuel 28:21
Parallel
In 1 Samuel 28:21, the medium of Endor uses the same phrase 'put my life in my hand' to describe her risk, paralleling Jephthah's expression.
Job 13:14
Parallel
In Job 13:14, Job uses the identical idiom 'put my life in my hand' in his lament, showing a common biblical expression for risking life.
Psalm 119:109
Parallel
In Psalm 119:109, the psalmist says 'I hold my life in my hand continually,' using the same idiom to express devotion despite danger.