16. Then they got rid of the foreign gods they had and served the Lord. So the Lord could not bear to have Israel suffer any longer.
17. The troops of Ammon were summoned to fight, and they camped at Gilead. The people of Israel also gathered together and camped at Mizpah.
18. The leaders of the people of Gilead said to each other, “Whoever starts the fight against Ammon will rule everyone who lives in Gilead.”