Judges 11:28

28 But the king of the Ammonites would not listen to Jephthah's message that he sent him.

Judges 11:28 In-Context

26 While Israel lived 300 years in Heshbon and its villages, in Aroer and its villages, and in all the cities that are on the banks of the Arnon, why didn't you take them back at that time?
27 I have not sinned against you, but you have wronged me by fighting against me. Let the Lord [who is] the Judge decide today between the Israelites and the Ammonites."
28 But the king of the Ammonites would not listen to Jephthah's message that he sent him.
29 The Spirit of the Lord came on Jephthah, who traveled through Gilead and Manasseh, and then through Mizpah of Gilead. He crossed over to the Ammonites from Mizpah of Gilead.
30 Jephthah made this vow to the Lord: "If You will hand over the Ammonites to me,
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