Jephthah sent messengers again to the king of the children of Ammon;
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Jephthah sent messengers again to the king of the children of Ammon;
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And Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children of Ammon:
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And Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children of Ammon;
Cross-references (4)
Passages linked to Judges 11:14 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Psalms 120:7 I am for peace, but when I speak, they are for war.
- Romans 12:18 If it is possible, as much as it is up to you, be at peace with all men.
- Hebrews 12:14 Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord,
- 1 Peter 3:11 Let him turn away from evil and do good. Let him seek peace and pursue it.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Jdg 11:14 And Jephthah sent messengers again unto the…
Jdg 11:14 And Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children of Ammon:
Ver. 14. And Jephthah sent messengers again.] By whom, negat ac pernegat, he utterly denieth that they had at all wronged the Ammonites.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of…
And Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children of Ammon. Being willing to give him all the satisfaction he could, and if possible live peaceably with him, and prevent the effusion of blood.
And Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children of Ammon. Being willing to give him all the satisfaction he could, and if possible live peaceably with him, and prevent the effusion of blood.
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jdg 11:15And said unto him,.... By his messengers:
thus saith Jephthah; in a majestic style, as governor of Israel:
Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon; they were charged not to take any, nor did they take any that belonged to any of these countries, or that was then in the possession of either of them, Deu 2:9 what they did take was in the hands of Sihon and Og, and they had obtained it by conquest, and so no more belonging to either of these.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (14, 15) And Jephthah sent messengers again.—Jephthah disputes the…
(14, 15) And Jephthah sent messengers again.—Jephthah disputes the king of Amnion’s facts, and supports his denial of them by an historic retrospect (Jdg_11:16-24).
A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 he said
he said
Here the word "he" refers to the messenger who was speaking to the king. This may be written with the word "they" as in the UDB, referring to the group of messengers. AT: "Jephthah told the messengers to say" or "they said" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
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they came up from Egypt
Whenever people traveled to the promised land it is referred to as going "up" to the promised land. When the Israelites left Egypt they were on their way to the promised land. AT: "they left Egypt" (See: Idiom)
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Moab
desert
Sea of Reeds
Kadesh
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