Shìshījì 11:12

12 Yēfútā dǎfa shǐzhĕ qù jiàn Yàmén rén de wáng , shuō , nǐ yǔ wǒ yǒu shénme xiānggān , jìng lái dào wǒ guó zhōng gōngdǎ wǒ ne .

Shìshījì 11:12 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 11:12

And Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the children of
Ammon
Being now declared chief and sole governor of the tribes on the other side Jordan, he acted in character, and as such sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites, to know the reason of his invading the land that belonged to Israel, being desirous of adjusting things in an amicable way, and to prevent the shedding of blood; in which he behaved as a good man, and not at all inconsistent with a man of valour and courage:

saying, what hast thou to do with me;
to invade my land, and disturb my people, what have I or they done to give occasion for it?

that thou art come against me to fight in my land?
he speaks in the language of a governor, and as a man of spirit concerned for the good of his country, and determined to defend the rights and liberties of it.

Shìshījì 11:12 In-Context

10 Jīliè de zhǎnglǎo huídá Yēfútā shuō , yǒu Yēhéhuá zaì nǐ wǒ zhōngjiān zuò jiànzhèng , wǒmen bìdéng zhào nǐde huà xíng .

11 Yúshì Yēfútā tóng Jīliè de zhǎnglǎo huí qù , bǎixìng jiù lì Yēfútā zuò lǐng xiù , zuò yuán shuaì . Yēfútā zaì Mǐsībā jiāng zìjǐ de yīqiè huà chén míng zaì Yēhéhuá miànqián .

12 Yēfútā dǎfa shǐzhĕ qù jiàn Yàmén rén de wáng , shuō , nǐ yǔ wǒ yǒu shénme xiānggān , jìng lái dào wǒ guó zhōng gōngdǎ wǒ ne .

13 Yàmén rén de wáng huídá Yēfútā de shǐzhĕ shuō , yīnwei Yǐsèliè rén cóng Āijí shàng lái de shíhou zhān jū wǒde dì , cóng Yànèn hé dào Jabbok hé , zhídào Yuēdànhé . xiànzaì nǐ yào hǎo hǎo de jiāng zhè dì guī hái ba .

14 Yēfútā yòu dǎfa shǐzhĕ qù jiàn Yàmén rén de wáng ,