Judges 11:30

30 And Jephthah ¹made a vow to the LORD and said, "If you will give the Ammonites into my hand,

Judges 11:30 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 11:30

And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the Lord
Before he set out for the land of the children of Ammon, and to fight with them; hoping that such a religious disposition of mind would be regarded by the Lord, and be acceptable to him, and he should be blessed with success in his enterprise:

and said, if thou shall without fail deliver the children of Ammon into
mine hands;
though he was assured of the justness of his cause, and of his call to engage in it, he seems to have some little diffidence in his mind about the success of it; at least, was not fully certain of it.

Judges 11:30 In-Context

28 But the king of the Ammonites did not listen to the words of Jephthah that he sent to him.

29 Then the Spirit of the LORD was upon Jephthah, and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh and passed on to Mizpah of Gilead, and from Mizpah of Gilead he passed on to the Ammonites.

30 And Jephthah made a vow to the LORD and said, "If you will give the Ammonites into my hand,

31 then whatever comes out from the doors of my house to meet me when I return in peace from the Ammonites shall be the LORD's, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering."

32 So Jephthah crossed over to the Ammonites to fight against them, and the LORD gave them into his hand.

Cross References

• 1. Genesis 28:20; 1 Samuel 1:11