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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Jephthah sent messengers to the king of Ammon. They asked the king, "Why did you invade my land and wage war against me?"
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The king of Ammon answered Jephthah's messengers, "When the people of Israel left Egypt, they took my land. It stretched from the Arnon River to the Jabbok River and the Jordan River. Now give it back peacefully."
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Jephthah again sent messengers to the king of Ammon.
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They said, "This is what Jephthah says: The people of Israel didn't take away the land belonging to Moab or Ammon.
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When the people of Israel left Egypt, they went through the desert to the Red Sea and came to Kadesh.