Judges 12 -knut

¹ The Ephraimite forces were called out, and they crossed over to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why did you go to fight the Ammonites without calling us to go with you? We’re going to burn down your house over your head.”

People's pride can be a fragile thing. Here the Ephraimites go from apparent friends of Jephthah and the Gileadites to being so angry because they weren't asked to help fight a battle that now they want to fight their friend.

I'm not sure I am tracking, but was it just poor communication that lead to this fight? They wanted to be asked to help, and Jeppthah said he did ask and they didn't come---end result a battle. I'm not sure this is the point of the chapter but it does occur to me how easily poor communication can turn into a serious disagreement between good people--churches are not immune.