Judges eleven:8chapter context related that means "As well as the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Thus we turn once more to thee now, that thou mayest go with us, and battle in opposition to the children of Ammon, and be our head above many of the inhabitants of Gilead." https://nowbookmarks.com/story14346140/storiesaagd-gilead-com-no-further-a-mystery