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J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

Judges 11:14

And Jephthah yet once more sent messengers unto the king of the sons of Ammon;

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Ambassadors;   Diplomacy;   Jephthah;   Prayer;   Thompson Chain Reference - Jephthah;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Ammonites, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Ammonites;   Moabites;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Ammon;   War;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Vow;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Jephthah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Ammon;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Arnon;   Heshbon;   Judges, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ammon, Ammonites;   Gilead;   Jephthah;   Judges (1);   Levi;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Arnon ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Jephtha;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Jephthah;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ambassador,;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - War;  

Encyclopedias:

- The Jewish Encyclopedia - Fable;   Jephthah;   War;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Jephthah again sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites
Hebrew Names Version
Yiftach sent messengers again to the king of the children of `Ammon;
King James Version
And Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children of Ammon:
Lexham English Bible
Once again Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites,
English Standard Version
Jephthah again sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites
New Century Version
Jephthah sent the messengers to the Ammonite king again.
New English Translation
Jephthah sent messengers back to the Ammonite king
Amplified Bible
But Jephthah sent messengers again to the king of the Ammonites,
New American Standard Bible
But Jephthah sent messengers once again to the king of the sons of Ammon,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Yet Iphtah sent messengers againe vnto the King of the children of Ammon,
Legacy Standard Bible
But Enoch, in the seventh generation from Adam, also prophesied about these men, saying, "Behold, the Lord came with many thousands of His holy ones,
Contemporary English Version
Jephthah sent the messengers back to the king of Ammon,
Complete Jewish Bible
Yiftach sent messengers again to the king of the people of ‘Amon
Darby Translation
And Jephthah sent messengers again to the king of the children of Ammon,
Easy-to-Read Version
So the messengers of Jephthah took this message back to Jephthah. Then Jephthah sent the messengers to the king of the Ammonites again.
George Lamsa Translation
And Jephthah sent letters and messengers again to the king of the children of Ammon;
Good News Translation
Jephthah sent messengers back to the king of Ammon
Literal Translation
And Jephthah again sent messengers to the king of the sons of Ammon,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But Iephthae sent yet mo messaungers to ye kynge of the children of Ammon,
American Standard Version
And Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children of Ammon;
Bible in Basic English
And Jephthah sent again to the king of the children of Ammon,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Iephthah sent messengers agayne vnto the king of the children of Ammon,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children of Ammon;
King James Version (1611)
And Iephthah sent messengers againe vnto the king of the children of Ammon:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Jephthae again sent messengers to the king of the children of Ammon,
English Revised Version
And Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children of Ammon:
Berean Standard Bible
Jephthah again sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Bi whiche massangeris Jepte sente eft, and comaundide to hem, that thei schulden seie to the kyng of Amon,
Young's Literal Translation
And Jephthah addeth yet and sendeth messengers unto the king of the Bene-Ammon,
Update Bible Version
And Jephthah sent messengers again to the king of the sons of Ammon;
Webster's Bible Translation
And Jephthah sent messengers again to the king of the children of Ammon:
World English Bible
Jephthah sent messengers again to the king of the children of Ammon;
New King James Version
So Jephthah again sent messengers to the king of the people of Ammon,
New Living Translation
Jephthah sent this message back to the Ammonite king:
New Life Bible
But Jephthah sent men to the king of the people of Ammon again,
New Revised Standard
Once again Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Jephte again sent word by them, and commanded them to say to the king of Ammon:
Revised Standard Version
And Jephthah sent messengers again to the king of the Ammonites
THE MESSAGE
Jephthah again sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites with the message: "Jephthah's word: Israel took no Moabite land and no Ammonite land. When they came up from Egypt, Israel went through the desert as far as the Red Sea, arriving at Kadesh. There Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom saying, ‘Let us pass through your land, please.' But the king of Edom wouldn't let them. Israel also requested permission from the king of Moab, but he wouldn't let them cross either. They were stopped in their tracks at Kadesh. So they traveled across the desert and circled around the lands of Edom and Moab. They came out east of the land of Moab and set camp on the other side of the Arnon—they didn't set foot in Moabite territory, for Arnon was the Moabite border. Israel then sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites at Heshbon the capital. Israel asked, ‘Let us pass, please, through your land on the way to our country.' But Sihon didn't trust Israel to cut across his land; he got his entire army together, set up camp at Jahaz, and fought Israel. But God , the God of Israel, gave Sihon and all his troops to Israel. Israel defeated them. Israel took all the Amorite land, all Amorite land from Arnon to the Jabbok and from the desert to the Jordan. It was God , the God of Israel, who pushed out the Amorites in favor of Israel; so who do you think you are to try to take it over? Why don't you just be satisfied with what your god Chemosh gives you and we'll settle for what God , our God, gives us? Do you think you're going to come off better than Balak son of Zippor, the king of Moab? Did he get anywhere in opposing Israel? Did he risk war? All this time—it's been three hundred years now!—that Israel has lived in Heshbon and its villages, in Aroer and its villages, and in all the towns along the Arnon, why didn't you try to snatch them away then? No, I haven't wronged you. But this is an evil thing that you are doing to me by starting a fight. Today God the Judge will decide between the People of Israel and the people of Ammon."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
But Jephthah sent messengers again to the king of the sons of Ammon,

Contextual Overview

12 So then Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the sons of Ammon, saying, - What occasion is there between us, that thou shouldst have come unto me, to fight against my land? 13 And the king of the sons of Ammon said unto the messengers of Jephthah - Because Israel took away my land, when they came up out of Egypt, from Arnon even unto the Jabbok, and unto the Jordan, - now, therefore, restore them in peace. 14 And Jephthah yet once more sent messengers unto the king of the sons of Ammon; 15 and said a unto him, Thus, saith Jephthah, - Israel took not away the land of Moab, or the land of the sons of Ammon; 16 for, when they came up out of Egypt, and Israel journeyed through the desert as far as the Red Sea, and came in unto Kadesh, 17 then did Israel send messengers unto the king of Edom, saying - Let me pass, I pray thee, through thy land, but the king of Edom hearkened not, unto the king of Moab also, sent they, but he would not consent, - so Israel abode in Kadesh. 18 Then journeyed they through the desert, and went round the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and so came, from the rising of the sun, to the land of Moab, but encamped beyond Arnon, - and entered not within the boundary of Moab, for, Arnon, is the boundary of Moab. 19 Then did Israel send messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, king of Heshbon, - and Israel said unto him, Let us pass, we pray thee, through thy land as far as my own place. 20 But Sihon trusted not Israel, to pass through his boundary, so Sihon gathered together all his people, and encamped in Jahaz, - and fought against Israel. 21 Then did Yahweh, God of Israel, deliver up Sihon, and all his people, into the hand of Israel, and they smote them, - so Israel took possession of all the land of the Amorites, the inhabitants of that land.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

again unto: Psalms 120:7, Romans 12:18, Hebrews 12:14, 1 Peter 3:11

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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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