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 king of Ammon, asking, “Why have you come out to fight against my land?”
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The king of Ammon answered Jephthah’s messengers, “When the Israelites came out of Egypt, they stole my land from the Arnon River to the Jabbok River and all the way to the Jordan. Now then, give back the land peaceably.”
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Jephthah sent this message back to the Ammonite king:
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“This is what Jephthah says: Israel did not steal any land from Moab or Ammon.
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When the people of Israel arrived at Kadesh on their journey from Egypt after crossing the Red Sea,