1. Judges 12:7 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

What is notable about the length of Jephthah’s judgeship?

Judges 12:7 (ESV)

7 Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried in his city in Gilead.

Jephthah judged Israel six years, which extremely short. It is the shortest of all the judges. It testifies to the lack of peace and stability coming in the wake of the judge’s actions.1