And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she went with her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains.(Judges 11:38)

And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned unto her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed: and she knew no man. And it was a custom in Israel,(Judges 11:39)

That the daughters of Israel went yearly to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.(Judges 11:40)

And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with fire.

And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye delivered me not out of their hands.(Judges 12:2)

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?(Judges 12:3)

Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites, and among the Manassites.(Judges 12:4)

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Judges 12:1 - Cross Reference

And, behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said unto the king, Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen thee away, and have brought the king, and his household, and all David's men with him, over Jordan? (2 Samuel 19:41)

From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? (James 4:1)

And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Samson's wife, Entice thy husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father's house with fire: have ye called us to take that we have? is it not so? (Judges 14:15)

A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both. (Proverbs 27:3)

For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. (James 3:16)

For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer. (Psalm 109:4)

Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me? (John 10:32)

And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply. (Judges 8:1)

Then the Philistines said, Who hath done this? And they answered, Samson, the son in law of the Timnite, because he had taken his wife, and given her to his companion. And the Philistines came up, and burnt her and her father with fire. (Judges 15:6)

Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit. (Ecclesiastes 4:4)