The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, Yahweh shall be witness between us; surely according to your word so will we do.
Jephthah’s personal background was quite similar to Abimelech’s (Judges 8:31 to Judges 9:4). His character, though, seems to have been considerably purer in view of what follows. Unlike Abimelech, he was more sensitive and submissive to Yahweh.