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Now give it back peaceably.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/judges/11.htm">New Living Translation</a> The king of Ammon answered Jephthah’s messengers, “When the Israelites came out of Egypt, they stole my land from the Arnon River to the Jabbok River and all the way to the Jordan. Now then, give back the land peaceably.” <a href="/esv/judges/11.htm">English Standard Version</a> And the king of the Ammonites answered the messengers of Jephthah, “Because Israel on coming up from Egypt took away my land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok and to the Jordan; now therefore restore it peaceably.” <a href="/bsb/judges/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> The king of the Ammonites answered Jephthah’s messengers, “When Israel came up out of Egypt, they seized my land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok and all the way to the Jordan. Now, therefore, restore it peaceably.” <a href="/kjv/judges/11.htm">King James Bible</a> 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 Jordan: now therefore restore those lands again peaceably. <a href="/nkjv/judges/11.htm">New King James Version</a> And the king of the people of Ammon answered the messengers of Jephthah, “Because Israel took away my land when they came up out of Egypt, from the Arnon as far as the Jabbok, and to the Jordan. Now therefore, restore those lands peaceably.” <a href="/nasb_/judges/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And the king of the sons of Ammon said to the messengers of Jephthah, “It is because Israel took my land when they came up from Egypt, from the Arnon as far as the Jabbok and the Jordan; so return them peaceably now.” <a href="/nasb/judges/11.htm">NASB 1995</a> The king of the sons of Ammon said to the messengers of Jephthah, &#8220Because Israel took away my land when they came up from Egypt, from the Arnon as far as the Jabbok and the Jordan; therefore, return them peaceably now.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/judges/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And the king of the sons of Ammon said to the messengers of Jephthah, “Because Israel took away my land when they came up from Egypt, from the Arnon as far as the Jabbok and the Jordan; therefore, return them peaceably now.” <a href="/lsb/judges/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then the king of the sons of Ammon said to the messengers of Jephthah, “Because Israel took away my land when they came up from Egypt, from the Arnon as far as the Jabbok and the Jordan; so now, return them peaceably.” <a href="/amp/judges/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a> The Ammonites’ king replied to the messengers of Jephthah, “It is because Israel took away my land when they came up from Egypt, from the [river] Arnon as far as the Jabbok and [east of] the Jordan; so now, return those lands peaceably.” <a href="/csb/judges/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The king of the Ammonites said to Jephthah’s messengers, “When Israel came from Egypt, they seized my land from the Arnon to the Jabbok and the Jordan. Now restore it peaceably.” <a href="/hcsb/judges/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The king of the Ammonites said to Jephthah&#8217s messengers, &#8220When Israel came from Egypt, they seized my land from the Arnon to the Jabbok and the Jordan. Now restore it peaceably.&#8221 <a href="/asv/judges/11.htm">American Standard Version</a> And the king of the children of Ammon answered unto the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when he came up out of Egypt, from the Arnon even unto the Jabbok, and unto the Jordan: now therefore restore those lands again peaceably. <a href="/cev/judges/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The king of Ammon replied, "Tell Jephthah that the land really belongs to me, all the way from the Arnon River in the south, to the Jabbok River in the north, and west to the Jordan River. When the Israelites came out of Egypt, they stole it. Tell Jephthah to return it to me, and there won't be any war." <a href="/erv/judges/11.htm">English Revised Version</a> And the king of the children of Ammon answered unto the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when he came up out of Egypt, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and unto Jordan: now therefore restore those lands again peaceably. <a href="/gwt/judges/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The king of Ammon answered Jephthah's messengers, "When the people of Israel left Egypt, they took my land. It stretched from the Arnon River to the Jabbok River and the Jordan River. Now give it back peacefully." <a href="/gnt/judges/11.htm">Good News Translation</a> The king of Ammon answered Jephthah's messengers, "When the Israelites came out of Egypt, they took away my land from the Arnon River to the Jabbok River and the Jordan River. Now you must give it back peacefully." <a href="/isv/judges/11.htm">International Standard Version</a> The king of the Ammonites answered the messengers of Jephthah, "We're here because Israel took away my land from the Arnon River as far as the Jabbok River and as far as the Jordan River when they came up from Egypt! So restore it as a gesture of good will." <a href="/msb/judges/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> The king of the Ammonites answered Jephthah?s messengers, ?When Israel came up out of Egypt, they seized my land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok and all the way to the Jordan. Now, therefore, restore it peaceably.? <a href="/net/judges/11.htm">NET Bible</a> 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!" <a href="/nheb/judges/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> And the king of the people of Ammon answered the messengers of Jephthah, "Because Israel took away my land, when he came up out of Egypt, from the Arnon even to the Jabbok, and to the Jordan. Now therefore restore it peaceably, and I will depart." <a href="/wbt/judges/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And the king of the children of Ammon answered to the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when they came out of Egypt, from Arnon even to Jabbok, and to Jordan: now therefore restore those lands again peaceably. <a href="/web/judges/11.htm">World English Bible</a> The king of the children of Ammon answered the messengers of Jephthah, “Because Israel took away my land when he came up out of Egypt, from the Arnon even to the Jabbok, and to the Jordan. Now therefore restore that territory again peaceably.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/judges/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And the king of the sons of Ammon says to the messengers of Jephthah, “Because Israel took my land in his coming up out of Egypt, from Arnon, and to the Jabbok, and to the Jordan; and now, restore them in peace.” <a href="/ylt/judges/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And the king of the Bene-Ammon saith unto the messengers of Jephthah, 'Because Israel took my land in his coming up out of Egypt, from Arnon, and unto the Jabbok, and unto the Jordan; and now, restore them in peace.' <a href="/slt/judges/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the king of the sons of Ammon will say to the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took my land in his coming up out of Egypt, from Arnon even to Jabbok, and even to Jordan: and now turn them back in peace.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/judges/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And he answered them: Because Israel took away my land when he came up out of Egypt, from the confines of the Arnon unto the Jaboc and the Jordan: now therefore restore the same peaceably to me. <a href="/cpdv/judges/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And he responded to them, “It is because Israel took my land, when he ascended from Egypt, from the parts of Arnon, as far as the Jabbok and the Jordan. Now therefore, restore these to me with peace.” <a href="/nabre/judges/11.htm">New American Bible</a> The king of the Ammonites answered the messengers of Jephthah, “Israel took away my land from the Arnon to the Jabbok and the Jordan when they came up from Egypt. Now restore it peaceably.” <a href="/nrsvce/judges/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The king of the Ammonites answered the messengers of Jephthah, “Because Israel, on coming from Egypt, took away my land from the Arnon to the Jabbok and to the Jordan; now therefore restore it peaceably.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/judges/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And the king of the children of Ammon said to the messengers of Jephthah, Because the children of Israel took away my land when they came up out of the land of Egypt from Arnon even to Jabbok and to the Jordan, now therefore restore these lands to me peaceably. <a href="/hpbt/judges/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And the King of the children of Amon said to the Messengers of Naphthakh: “Because the sons of Israel took my lands when they were going up from the land of Egypt from Arnon and unto Abaq, and unto the Jordan. Now return them to me in peace”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/judges/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And the king of the children of Ammon answered unto the messengers of Jephthah: 'Because Israel took away my land, when he came up out of Egypt, from the Arnon even unto the Jabbok, and unto the Jordan; now therefore restore those cities peaceably.' <a href="/sep/judges/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the king of the children of Ammon said to the messengers of Jephthae, Because Israel took my land when he went up out of Egypt, from Arnon to Jaboc, and to Jordan: now then return them peaceably and I will depart. <a href="/parallel/judges/11-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=3460" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/judges/11.htm">Jephthah Delivers Israel</a> …12Then Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites, saying, “What do you have against me that you have come to fight against my land?” 13<a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">The king</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">of the Ammonites</a> <a href="/hebrew/5983.htm" title="5983: ‘am·mō·wn (N-proper-ms) -- A people living E. of the Jordan. From am; tribal, i.e. Inbred; Ammon, a son of Lot; also his posterity and their country."></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">answered</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3316.htm" title="3316: yip̄·tāḥ (N-proper-ms) -- From pathach; he will open; Jiphtach, an Israelite; also a place in Palestine.">Jephthah’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/4397.htm" title="4397: mal·’ă·ḵê (N-mpc) -- A messenger. From an unused root meaning to despatch as a deputy; a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. An angel.">messengers,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">“When Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: ba·‘ă·lō·w·ṯōw (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3ms) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">came up</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: mim·miṣ·ra·yim (Prep-m:: N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">out of Egypt,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: lā·qaḥ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">they seized</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’ar·ṣî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">my land,</a> <a href="/hebrew/769.htm" title="769: mê·’ar·nō·wn (Prep-m:: N-proper-fs) -- Or Arnon; from ranan; a brawling stream; the Arnon, a river east of the Jordan, also its territory.">from the Arnon</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: wə·‘aḏ- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/2999.htm" title="2999: hay·yab·bōq (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- A river E. of the Jordan. Probably from baqaq; pouring forth; Jabbok, a river east of the Jordan.">the Jabbok</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: wə·‘aḏ- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">and all the way</a> <a href="/hebrew/3383.htm" title="3383: hay·yar·dên (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- The principal river of Pal. From yarad; a descender; Jarden, the principal river of Palestine.">to the Jordan.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6258.htm" title="6258: wə·‘at·tāh (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Now. From eth; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive.">Now, therefore,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: hā·šî·ḇāh (V-Hifil-Imp-ms:: 3fs) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">restore</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·hen (DirObjM:: 3fp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">it</a> <a href="/hebrew/7965.htm" title="7965: bə·šā·lō·wm (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Or shalom; from shalam; safe, i.e. well, happy, friendly; also welfare, i.e. Health, prosperity, peace.">peaceably.”</a> 14Jephthah again sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/numbers/21-21.htm">Numbers 21:21-24</a> Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying, / “Let us pass through your land. We will not turn aside into any field or vineyard, or drink water from any well. We will stay on the King’s Highway until we have passed through your territory.” / But Sihon would not let Israel pass through his territory. Instead, he gathered his whole army and went out to confront Israel in the wilderness. When he came to Jahaz, he fought against Israel. ... <a href="/deuteronomy/2-9.htm">Deuteronomy 2:9</a> Then the LORD said to me, “Do not harass the Moabites or provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of their land, because I have given Ar to the descendants of Lot as their possession.” <a href="/deuteronomy/2-19.htm">Deuteronomy 2:19</a> But when you get close to the Ammonites, do not harass them or provoke them, for I will not give you any of the land of the Ammonites. I have given it to the descendants of Lot as their possession.” <a href="/deuteronomy/2-24.htm">Deuteronomy 2:24-25</a> “Arise, set out, and cross the Arnon Valley. See, I have delivered into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land. Begin to take possession of it and engage him in battle. / This very day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon all the nations under heaven. They will hear the reports of you and tremble in anguish because of you.” <a href="/deuteronomy/2-31.htm">Deuteronomy 2:31-36</a> Then the LORD said to me, “See, I have begun to deliver Sihon and his land over to you. Now begin to conquer and possess his land.” / So Sihon and his whole army came out for battle against us at Jahaz. / And the LORD our God delivered him over to us, and we defeated him and his sons and his whole army. ... <a href="/joshua/2-10.htm">Joshua 2:10</a> For we have heard how the LORD dried up the waters of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites across the Jordan, whom you devoted to destruction. <a href="/joshua/9-9.htm">Joshua 9:9-10</a> “Your servants have come from a very distant land,” they replied, “because of the fame of the LORD your God. For we have heard the reports about Him: all that He did in Egypt, / and all that He did to the two kings of the Amorites beyond the Jordan—Sihon king of Heshbon and Og king of Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth. <a href="/joshua/11-16.htm">Joshua 11:16-17</a> So Joshua took this entire region: the hill country, all the Negev, all the land of Goshen, the western foothills, the Arabah, and the mountains of Israel and their foothills, / from Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir, as far as Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon at the foot of Mount Hermon. He captured all their kings and struck them down, putting them to death. <a href="/joshua/12-1.htm">Joshua 12:1-6</a> Now these are the kings of the land whom the Israelites struck down and whose lands they took beyond the Jordan to the east, from the Arnon Valley to Mount Hermon, including all the Arabah eastward: / Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon. He ruled from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along the middle of the valley, up to the Jabbok River (the border of the Ammonites), that is, half of Gilead, / as well as the Arabah east of the Sea of Chinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea), eastward through Beth-jeshimoth, and southward below the slopes of Pisgah. ... <a href="/2_kings/10-32.htm">2 Kings 10:32-33</a> In those days the LORD began to reduce the size of Israel. Hazael defeated the Israelites throughout their territory / from the Jordan eastward through all the land of Gilead (the region of Gad, Reuben, and Manasseh), and from Aroer by the Arnon Valley through Gilead to Bashan. <a href="/nehemiah/9-22.htm">Nehemiah 9:22</a> You gave them kingdoms and peoples and allotted to them every corner of the land. So they took the land of Sihon king of Heshbon and of Og king of Bashan. <a href="/psalms/135-10.htm">Psalm 135:10-12</a> He struck down many nations and slaughtered mighty kings: / Sihon king of the Amorites, Og king of Bashan, and all the kings of Canaan. / He gave their land as an inheritance, as a heritage to His people Israel. <a href="/psalms/136-17.htm">Psalm 136:17-22</a> He struck down great kings His loving devotion endures forever. / and slaughtered mighty kings—His loving devotion endures forever. / Sihon king of the Amorites His loving devotion endures forever. ... <a href="/acts/7-45.htm">Acts 7:45</a> And our fathers who received it brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations God drove out before them. It remained until the time of David, <a href="/acts/13-19.htm">Acts 13:19</a> And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And the king of the children of Ammon answered to the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when they came up out of Egypt, from Arnon even to Jabbok, and to Jordan: now therefore restore those lands again peaceably.Because Israel<a href="/numbers/21-24.htm">Numbers 21:24-26</a> And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from Arnon unto Jabbok, even unto the children of Ammon: for the border of the children of Ammon was strong… <a href="/proverbs/19-5.htm">Proverbs 19:5,9</a> A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape… from Arnon.<a href="/genesis/32-22.htm">Genesis 32:22</a> And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two womenservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok.<a href="/deuteronomy/2-37.htm">Deuteronomy 2:37</a> Only unto the land of the children of Ammon thou camest not, nor unto any place of the river Jabbok, nor unto the cities in the mountains, nor unto whatsoever the LORD our God forbad us.<a href="/deuteronomy/3-16.htm">Deuteronomy 3:16</a> And unto the Reubenites and unto the Gadites I gave from Gilead even unto the river Arnon half the valley, and the border even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/11-12.htm">Ammon</a> <a href="/joshua/13-16.htm">Arnon</a> <a href="/judges/11-12.htm">Children</a> <a href="/judges/6-13.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/judges/11-5.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/joshua/12-2.htm">Jabbok</a> <a href="/judges/11-12.htm">Jephthah</a> <a href="/judges/10-9.htm">Jordan</a> <a href="/joshua/24-8.htm">Lands</a> <a href="/judges/11-12.htm">Messengers</a> <a href="/genesis/37-4.htm">Peaceably</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-3.htm">Restore</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/11-14.htm">Ammon</a> <a href="/judges/11-18.htm">Arnon</a> <a href="/judges/11-14.htm">Children</a> <a href="/judges/11-16.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/judges/11-15.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/judges/11-22.htm">Jabbok</a> <a href="/judges/11-14.htm">Jephthah</a> <a href="/judges/11-22.htm">Jordan</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-35.htm">Lands</a> <a href="/judges/11-14.htm">Messengers</a> <a href="/judges/21-13.htm">Peaceably</a> <a href="/judges/17-3.htm">Restore</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 11</div>1. <a href="/judges/11-1.htm">The covenant between Jephthah and the Gileadites, that he should lead</a> 12. <a href="/judges/11-12.htm">The treaty of peace between him and the Ammonites is in vain</a> 29. <a href="/judges/11-29.htm">Jephthah's vow</a> 32. <a href="/judges/11-32.htm">His conquest of the Ammonites</a> 34. <a href="/judges/11-34.htm">He performs his vow on his daughter.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/11.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/judges/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>The king of the Ammonites answered Jephthah’s messengers The Ammonites were descendants of Lot, Abraham's nephew, and had a complex relationship with Israel. The king's response to Jephthah's messengers highlights the ongoing territorial disputes in the region. Jephthah, a judge of Israel, was chosen to lead against the Ammonites, reflecting the cyclical pattern of Israel's sin, oppression, repentance, and deliverance seen throughout the Book of Judges.When Israel came up out of Egypt This phrase refers to the Exodus, a foundational event in Israel's history when God delivered the Israelites from slavery. The Exodus is frequently referenced throughout the Old Testament as a demonstration of God's power and faithfulness. It also serves as a type of Christ's redemptive work, delivering humanity from the bondage of sin.they seized my land The Ammonite king's claim is historically and biblically contentious. According to the biblical narrative, Israel did not take land from Ammon but from the Amorites, who had previously conquered it from Moab. This reflects the complex history of territorial claims in the ancient Near East, where land ownership often shifted due to conquests.from the Arnon to the Jabbok The Arnon and Jabbok are rivers that served as significant geographical boundaries. The Arnon River marked the southern boundary of Moab, while the Jabbok River was a northern boundary. These rivers are mentioned in other biblical texts, such as <a href="/numbers/21-24.htm">Numbers 21:24</a> and <a href="/deuteronomy/2-36.htm">Deuteronomy 2:36</a>, which describe Israel's conquests and territorial boundaries.and all the way to the Jordan The Jordan River is a central geographical feature in the biblical narrative, symbolizing transition and new beginnings, such as Israel's entry into the Promised Land. It is also the site of Jesus' baptism, marking the beginning of His public ministry and symbolizing spiritual renewal.Now, therefore, restore it peaceably The demand for peaceful restoration reflects the ancient practice of negotiating territorial disputes. However, the biblical narrative suggests that the Ammonite claim was unfounded, as Israel had not taken land from them. This request sets the stage for the conflict between Jephthah and the Ammonites, illustrating the broader theme of God's justice and the defense of His people's inheritance.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jephthah.htm">Jephthah</a> A judge of Israel, known for his leadership and vow, who was called upon to lead Israel against the Ammonites. 2. <a href="/topical/k/king_of_the_ammonites.htm">King of the Ammonites</a> The ruler who accused Israel of taking Ammonite land unjustly, demanding its return. 3. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The nation chosen by God, who had settled in the Promised Land after the Exodus from Egypt. 4. <a href="/topical/a/arnon,_jabbok,_and_jordan.htm">Arnon, Jabbok, and Jordan</a> Geographic landmarks defining the territory in dispute between Israel and the Ammonites. 5. <a href="/topical/e/exodus_from_egypt.htm">Exodus from Egypt</a> The historical event where God delivered the Israelites from slavery, leading them to the Promised Land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_historical_context.htm">Understanding Historical Context</a> Recognize the importance of historical context in resolving disputes. The Ammonites' claim was based on a misunderstanding or misrepresentation of history. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_land_allocation.htm">God's Sovereignty in Land Allocation</a> Acknowledge that God, in His sovereignty, allocated lands to different nations, including Israel. Trust in God's plans and purposes for our lives, even when they involve difficult circumstances. <a href="/topical/r/resolving_conflicts_peacefully.htm">Resolving Conflicts Peacefully</a> Jephthah's initial response was to seek a peaceful resolution. As believers, we should strive for peace and reconciliation in our conflicts, following biblical principles. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_truth.htm">The Importance of Truth</a> Jephthah's response was rooted in truth and historical facts. As Christians, we should ground our actions and decisions in truth, seeking wisdom from God's Word. <a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_his_promises.htm">God's Faithfulness to His Promises</a> Reflect on God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises to Israel. This encourages us to trust in God's promises to us today, knowing He is faithful.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 11</a> <a href="/q/are_there_extrabiblical_sources_for_judges_11.htm">Judges 11:4-9: Are there credible extrabiblical sources confirming the conflict with the Ammonites, or does this narrative contradict known history?</a> <a href="/q/is_jephthah's_lineage_inconsistent.htm">Judges 11:1-3: Does Jephthah's parentage present any inconsistency with standard Old Testament genealogical records?</a> <a href="/q/philistine-ammonite_oppression_verified.htm">(Judges 10:7) Is there any historical or archaeological verification of simultaneous oppression by Philistines and Ammonites?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_jephthah's_conflict_escalate.htm">Judges 12:1-3 - Why does Jephthah's conflict with the Ephraimites escalate so violently with little prior indication?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/judges/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) Because Israel took away my land.--This was a very plausible plea, but was not in accordance with facts. The Israelites had been distinctly forbidden to war against the Moabites and Ammonites (<a href="/deuteronomy/2-9.htm" title="And the LORD said to me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle: for I will not give you of their land for a possession; because I have given Ar to the children of Lot for a possession.">Deuteronomy 2:9</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/2-19.htm" title="And when you come near over against the children of Ammon, distress them not, nor meddle with them: for I will not give you of the land of the children of Ammon any possession; because I have given it to the children of Lot for a possession.">Deuteronomy 2:19</a>); but when Sibon, king of the Amorites, had refused them permission to pass peaceably through his land, and had even come out to battle against them, they had defeated him and seized his territory. It was quite true that a large district in this territory had originally belonged to Moab and Ammon, and had been wrested from them by Sihon (<a href="/context/numbers/21-21.htm" title="And Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,">Numbers 21:21-30</a>; <a href="/joshua/12-2.htm" title="Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelled in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is on the bank of the river Arnon, and from the middle of the river, and from half Gilead, even to the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;">Joshua 12:2</a>; <a href="/joshua/12-5.htm" title="And reigned in mount Hermon, and in Salcah, and in all Bashan, to the border of the Geshurites and the Maachathites, and half Gilead, the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.">Joshua 12:5</a>); but that was a question with which the Israelites had nothing to do, and it was absurd to expect that they would shed their blood to win settlements for the sole purpose of restoring them to nations which regarded them with the deadliest enmity.From Arnon even unto Jabbok.--The space occupied by Gad and Reuben. The Arnon ("noisy" ) is now the Wady Modjeb. It was the southern boundary of Reuben, and its deep rocky ravine separated that tribe from Moab. The Jabbok ("pouring out") was originally the "border of the children of Ammon" (<a href="/deuteronomy/3-16.htm" title="And to the Reubenites and to the Gadites I gave from Gilead even to the river Arnon half the valley, and the border even to the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;">Deuteronomy 3:16</a>; <a href="/numbers/21-24.htm" title="And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from Arnon to Jabbok, even to the children of Ammon: for the border of the children of Ammon was strong.">Numbers 21:24</a>). It is nearly midway between the Dead Sea and the Sea of Galilee, and is now called the Wady Zurka. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/judges/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 13. - And the king, etc. The Ammonite king stated his ground of quarrel very distinctly. He claimed the land between the Amen and the Jabbok as Ammonitish or Moabitish territory, and demanded its surrender as the only condition of peace. It appears from <a href="/joshua/13-25.htm">Joshua 13:25</a> that part of the land of the tribe of Gad, that, namely, "on the western side of the upper Jabbok," had once belonged to the Ammonites, but had been conquered by the Amorites, from whom Israel took it, together with that which had formerly belonged to the Moabites. <a href="/commentaries/judges/11-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>The king מֶ֨לֶךְ (me·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king of the Ammonites בְּנֵי־ (bə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son answered וַיֹּאמֶר֩ (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say Jephthah’s יִפְתָּ֗ח (yip̄·tāḥ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3316.htm">Strong's 3316: </a> Jephthah -- 'He opens', a Gileadite, also a city of Judah messengers, מַלְאֲכֵ֣י (mal·’ă·ḵê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4397.htm">Strong's 4397: </a> A messenger, of God, an angel “When Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc came up בַּעֲלוֹת֣וֹ (ba·‘ă·lō·w·ṯōw) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> To ascend, in, actively out of Egypt, מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם (mim·miṣ·ra·yim) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa they seized לָקַ֨ח (lā·qaḥ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take my land, אַרְצִי֙ (’ar·ṣî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land from the Arnon מֵאַרְנ֥וֹן (mê·’ar·nō·wn) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_769.htm">Strong's 769: </a> Arnon -- 'a roaring stream', a wadi and stream in Moab to וְעַד־ (wə·‘aḏ-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while the Jabbok הַיַּבֹּ֖ק (hay·yab·bōq) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2999.htm">Strong's 2999: </a> Jabbok -- a river East of the Jordan and all the way וְעַד־ (wə·‘aḏ-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while to the Jordan. הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן (hay·yar·dên) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3383.htm">Strong's 3383: </a> Jordan -- the principal river of Palestine Now, therefore, וְעַתָּ֕ה (wə·‘at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6258.htm">Strong's 6258: </a> At this time restore הָשִׁ֥יבָה (hā·šî·ḇāh) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again it אֶתְהֶ֖ן (’eṯ·hen) Direct object marker | third person feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case peaceably.” בְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃ (bə·šā·lō·wm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7965.htm">Strong's 7965: </a> Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/11-13.htm">Judges 11:13 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/judges/11-13.htm">Judges 11:13 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/judges/11-13.htm">Judges 11:13 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/judges/11-13.htm">Judges 11:13 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/judges/11-13.htm">Judges 11:13 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/11-13.htm">Judges 11:13 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/11-13.htm">Judges 11:13 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/11-13.htm">Judges 11:13 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/judges/11-13.htm">Judges 11:13 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/judges/11-13.htm">Judges 11:13 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/judges/11-13.htm">OT History: Judges 11:13 The king of the children of Ammon (Jd Judg. 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