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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Then Jephthah sent messengers to the Ammonite king, saying, "What is the problem between us that you've come against me to make war in my land?"
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The Ammonite king responded to Jephthah's messengers, "When the Israelites were coming up from Egypt, they seized my land from the Arnon to the Jabbok and all the way to the Jordan. Now give it back peacefully!"
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Then Jephthah again sent messengers to the Ammonite king
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and said to him, “Jephthah states: Israel didn't seize the land of the Moabites or the land of the Ammonites.
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When they were coming up from Egypt, the Israelites went through the desert to the Reed Sea and came to Kadesh.