Judges 11:14

14 And Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children of Ammon,

Judges 11:14 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 11:14

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.

Judges 11:14 In-Context

12 And Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the children of Ammon, saying, "What hast thou to do with me, that thou hast come against me to fight in my land?"

13 And the king of the children of Ammon answered unto the messengers of Jephthah, "Because Israel took away my land when they came up out of Egypt, from Arnon even unto Jabbok and unto the Jordan. Now therefore restore those lands again peaceably."

14 And Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children of Ammon,

15 and said unto him, "Thus saith Jephthah: Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon;

16 but when Israel came up from Egypt, and walked through the wilderness unto the Red Sea and came to Kadesh,