Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible
Judges 12 - Introduction
XII.
1. Fierce and jealous conduct of the Ephraimites. Judges 12:2. Jephthah’s expostulation with them. Judges 12:4. Their defeat. Judges 12:5. The fugitives, tested by the word “Shibboleth,” are massacred. Judges 12:7. Death and burial of Jephthah. Judges 12:8. The judgeships of Ibzan, (Judges 12:11) Elon, and (Judges 12:13) Abdon.