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But the king of the Ammonites would not listen to Jephthah's message that he sent him.
Judges 11:28 In-Context
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For three hundred years Israel occupied Heshbon, Aroer, the surrounding settlements and all the towns along the Arnon. Why didn’t you retake them during that time?
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I have not wronged you, but you are doing me wrong by waging war against me. Let the LORD, the Judge, decide the dispute this day between the Israelites and the Ammonites.”
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The king of Ammon, however, paid no attention to the message Jephthah sent him.
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Then the Spirit of the LORD came on Jephthah. He crossed Gilead and Manasseh, passed through Mizpah of Gilead, and from there he advanced against the Ammonites.
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And Jephthah made a vow to the LORD: “If you give the Ammonites into my hands,