Judges 11:14

And Jephthah sent again to the king of the children of Ammon,

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children of Ammon:

In Context

13And the king of the children of Ammon said to the men sent by Jephthah, Because Israel, when he came up out of Egypt, took away my land, from the Arnon as far as the Jabbok and as far as Jordan: so now, give me back those lands quietly.

15And said to him, This is the word of Jephthah: Israel did not take away the land of Moab or the land of the children of Ammon;

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Cross References

Psalms 120:7I am for peace: but when I say so, they are for war.

Hebrews 12:14Let your desire be for peace with all men, and to be made holy, without which no man may see the Lord;

Matthew Henry on Judges 11:13-29

The War with the Ammonites. ( b. c. 1143.) 12 And Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the children of Ammon, saying, What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come against me to fight in my land? 13 And the king of the children of Ammon answered unto the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when they came up out of Egypt, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and unto Jordan: now therefore restore those lands again peaceably. 14 And Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children… Read the whole commentary →

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