NET Bible
"Jephthah sent messengers back to the Ammonite king"
— Judges 11:14, NET Bible
“And Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children of Ammon:”
“And Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children of Ammon; ”
“Jephthah sent messengers again to the king of the children of Ammon;”
“And Jephte again sent word by them, and commanded them to say to the king of Ammon:”
“And Jephthah sent again to the king of the children of Ammon,”
“And Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children of Ammon:”
So Jephthah went with the leaders of Gilead. The people made him their leader and commander. Jephthah repeated the terms of the agreement before the LORD in Mizpah.
Jephthah Gives a History Lesson Jephthah sent messengers to the Ammonite king, saying,“Why have you come against me to attack my land?”
The Ammonite king said to Jephthah’s messengers,“Because Israel stole my land when they came up from Egypt– from the Arnon River in the south to the Jabbok River in the north, and as far west as the Jordan. Now return it peaceably!”
Jephthah sent messengers back to the Ammonite king
and said to him,“This is what Jephthah says,‘Israel did not steal the land of Moab and the land of the Ammonites.
When they left Egypt, Israel traveled through the desert as far as the Red Sea and then came to Kadesh.
Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying,“Please allow us to pass through your land.” But the king of Edom rejected the request. Israel sent the same request to the king of Moab, but he was unwilling to cooperate. So Israel stayed at Kadesh.