Judges 11:14

Jephthah again sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites

Majority Standard Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

13The king of the Ammonites answered Jephthah’s messengers, “When Israel came up out of Egypt, they seized my land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok and all the way to the Jordan. Now, therefore, restore it peaceably.”

15to tell him, “This is what Jephthah says: Israel did not take away the land of Moab or of the Ammonites.

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Cross References

Psalms 120:7I am in favor of peace; but when I speak, they want war.

Hebrews 12:14Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will 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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