Judges 11:14

And Jephthah again commissioned them, and he ordered them to say to the king of Ammon:

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

13And he responded to them, “It is because Israel took my land, when he ascended from Egypt, from the parts of Arnon, as far as the Jabbok and the Jordan. Now therefore, restore these to me with peace.”

15“Jephthah says this: Israel did not take the land of Moab, nor the land of the sons of Ammon.

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Cross References

Psalms 120:7The Lord guards you from all evil. May the Lord guard your soul.

Hebrews 12:14Pursue peace with everyone. Pursue sanctity, without which no one shall see God.

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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