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But the king of Ammon didn't listen to the message Jephthah sent him.
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Then the LORD's Spirit came over Jephthah. Jephthah went through Gilead, Manasseh, and Mizpah in Gilead [to gather an army]. From Mizpah in Gilead Jephthah went to attack Ammon.
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Jephthah made a vow to the LORD. He said, "If you will really hand Ammon over to me,
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then whatever comes out of the doors of my house to meet me when I return safely from Ammon will belong to the LORD. I will sacrifice it as a burnt offering."
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So Jephthah went to fight against Ammon. The LORD handed the people of Ammon over to him.