So Jephthah passed over to the children of Ammon to fight against them; and Yahweh delivered them into his hand.
Jephthah traveled through Gilead, in the tribal territory of Gad, and eastern Manasseh, to the north, recruiting soldiers. He led his troops back to Mizpah in Gilead (cf. Judges 11:11) and then eastward into Ammon.