Judges 11:12
10 And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The LORD is our witness if we do not do as you say.”
11 So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him their leader and commander. And Jephthah repeated all his terms in the presence of the LORD at Mizpah.
Then Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites, saying, “What do you have against me that you have come to fight against my land?”
13 The 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.”
14 Jephthah again sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Then Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites, saying, “What do you have against me that you have come to fight against my land?”
- KJV
- 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?
- WEB
- Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the children of Ammon, saying, “What do you have to do with me, that you have come to me to fight against my land?”
- ASV
- And Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the children of Ammon, saying, What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come unto me to fight against my land?
- DARBY
- And Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the children of Ammon, saying, What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come against me to fight against my land?
- BLB
- And Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the sons of Ammon, saying, “And what do you have against me that you have come against me to fight in my land?”
- ÅB
- Så sendte Jefta bud til ammonittenes konge og lot si: Hva vil du meg, siden du kommer til meg og fører krig mot mitt land?
- OTB
- Jefta sendte budbringere til ammonittenes konge og spurte: «Hvilken konflikt eksisterer mellom oss siden du har kommet for å kjempe mot mitt land?»
- B1930
- Så sendte Jefta bud til ammonittenes konge og lot si: Hvad vil du mig, siden du kommer til mig og fører krig mot mitt land?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 18:15–16
If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.
Read in contextProverbs 25:8–9
do not bring hastily to court. Otherwise, what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame?
Read in contextDeuteronomy 2:26
So from the Wilderness of Kedemoth I sent messengers with an offer of peace to Sihon king of Heshbon, saying,
Read in contextNumbers 20:14
From Kadesh, Moses sent messengers to tell the king of Edom, “This is what your brother Israel says: You know all the hardship that has befallen us,
Read in context2 Kings 14:8–12
Then Amaziah sent messengers to the king of Israel Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu. “Come, let us meet face to face,” he said.
Read in contextNumbers 21:21
Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,
Read in contextDeuteronomy 20:10–11
When you approach a city to fight against it, you are to make an offer of peace.
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