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Thus Israel subdued Ammon. <a href="/nlt/judges/11.htm">New Living Translation</a> He crushed the Ammonites, devastating about twenty towns from Aroer to an area near Minnith and as far away as Abel-keramim. In this way Israel defeated the Ammonites. <a href="/esv/judges/11.htm">English Standard Version</a> And he struck them from Aroer to the neighborhood of Minnith, twenty cities, and as far as Abel-keramim, with a great blow. So the Ammonites were subdued before the people of Israel. <a href="/bsb/judges/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> With a great blow he devastated twenty cities from Aroer to the vicinity of Minnith, as far as Abel-keramim. So the Ammonites were subdued before the Israelites. <a href="/kjv/judges/11.htm">King James Bible</a> And he smote them from Aroer, even till thou come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and unto the plain of the vineyards, with a very great slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel. <a href="/nkjv/judges/11.htm">New King James Version</a> And he defeated them from Aroer as far as Minnith—twenty cities—and to Abel Keramim, with a very great slaughter. Thus the people of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel. <a href="/nasb_/judges/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> He inflicted a very great defeat on them from Aroer to the entrance of Minnith, twenty cities, and as far as Abel-keramim. So the sons of Ammon were subdued before the sons of Israel. <a href="/nasb/judges/11.htm">NASB 1995</a> He struck them with a very great slaughter from Aroer to the entrance of Minnith, twenty cities, and as far as Abel-keramim. So the sons of Ammon were subdued before the sons of Israel. <a href="/nasb77/judges/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And he struck them with a very great slaughter from Aroer to the entrance of Minnith, twenty cities, and as far as Abel-keramim. So the sons of Ammon were subdued before the sons of Israel. <a href="/lsb/judges/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And he struck them with a very great slaughter from Aroer to the entrance of Minnith, twenty cities, and as far as Abel-keramim. So the sons of Ammon were subdued before the sons of Israel. <a href="/amp/judges/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And from Aroer to the entrance of Minnith he struck them, twenty cities, and as far as Abel-keramim (brook by the vineyard), with a very great defeat. So the Ammonites were subdued and humbled before the Israelites. <a href="/csb/judges/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> He defeated twenty of their cities with a great slaughter from Aroer all the way to the entrance of Minnith and to Abel-keramim. So the Ammonites were subdued before the Israelites. <a href="/hcsb/judges/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> He defeated 20 of their cities with a great slaughter from Aroer all the way to the entrance of Minnith and to Abel-keramim. So the Ammonites were subdued before the Israelites. <a href="/asv/judges/11.htm">American Standard Version</a> And he smote them from Aroer until thou come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and unto Abelcheramim, with a very great slaughter. So the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel. <a href="/cev/judges/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Jephthah and his army destroyed the 20 towns between Aroer and Minnith, and others as far as Abel-Keramim. After that, the Ammonites could not invade Israel any more. <a href="/erv/judges/11.htm">English Revised Version</a> And he smote them from Aroer until thou come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and unto Abel-cheramim, with a very great slaughter. So the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel. <a href="/gwt/judges/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> He defeated them from Aroer to Minnith and on to Abel Keramim, 20 cities in all. It was a decisive defeat. So the Ammonites were crushed by the people of Israel. <a href="/gnt/judges/11.htm">Good News Translation</a> He struck at them from Aroer to the area around Minnith, twenty cities in all, and as far as Abel Keramim. There was a great slaughter, and the Ammonites were defeated by Israel. <a href="/isv/judges/11.htm">International Standard Version</a> He attacked them from Aroer to the entrance of Minnith—twenty cities in all —even as far as Abel-keramim. As a result, the Ammonites were subdued right in front of the Israelis. <a href="/msb/judges/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> With a great blow he devastated twenty cities from Aroer to the vicinity of Minnith, as far as Abel-keramim. So the Ammonites were subdued before the Israelites. <a href="/net/judges/11.htm">NET Bible</a> He defeated them from Aroer all the way to Minnith--twenty cities in all, even as far as Abel Keramim! He wiped them out! The Israelites humiliated the Ammonites. <a href="/nheb/judges/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> He struck them from Aroer until you come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and to Abel Keramim, with a very great slaughter. So the people of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel. <a href="/wbt/judges/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And he smote them from Aroer even till thou comest to Minnith, even twenty cities, and to the plain of the vineyards, with a very great slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel. <a href="/web/judges/11.htm">World English Bible</a> He struck them from Aroer until you come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and to Abelcheramim, with a very great slaughter. So the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/judges/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and he strikes them from Aroer, and to [where] you are going in to Minnith—twenty cities—and to the meadow of the vineyards, [with] a very great striking; and the sons of Ammon are humbled at the presence of the sons of Israel. <a href="/ylt/judges/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and he smiteth them from Aroer, and unto thy going in to Minnith, twenty cities, and unto the meadow of the vineyards -- a very great smiting; and the Bene-Ammon are humbled at the presence of the sons of Israel. <a href="/slt/judges/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And he will strike them from Aroer even to thy going to Minnith, twenty cities, and even to the meadow of the vineyards, with a very great smiting. And the sons of Ammon will be subdued from the face of the sons of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/judges/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And he smote them from Aroer till you come to Mennith, twenty cities, and as far as Abel, which is set with vineyards, with a very great slaughter: and the children of Ammon were humbled by the children of Israel. <a href="/cpdv/judges/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And he struck them down from Aroer, as far as the entrance to Minnith, twenty cities, and as far as Abel, which is covered with vineyards, in an exceedingly great slaughter. And the sons of Ammon were humbled by the sons of Israel. <a href="/nabre/judges/11.htm">New American Bible</a> He inflicted a very severe defeat on them from Aroer to the approach of Minnith—twenty cities in all—and as far as Abel-keramin. So the Ammonites were brought into subjection by the Israelites. <a href="/nrsvce/judges/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> He inflicted a massive defeat on them from Aroer to the neighborhood of Minnith, twenty towns, and as far as Abel-keramim. So the Ammonites were subdued before the people of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/judges/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And he smote them from Adoer, as far as the entrance of Machir, twenty cities, and as far as Abel Karmin, the plain of vineyards, with a very great slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were defeated before the children of Israel. <a href="/hpbt/judges/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And he struck them from Aduir and unto the entrance of Makir twenty cities, and unto Abal Karmin, a very great slaughter, and the sons of Amon were defeated before the sons of Israel<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/judges/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And he smote them from Aroer until thou come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and unto Abel-cheramim, with a very great slaughter. So the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel. <a href="/sep/judges/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And he smote them from Aroer till one comes to Arnon, in number twenty cities, and as far as Ebelcharmim, with a very great destruction: and the children of Ammon were straitened before the children of Israel. <a href="/parallel/judges/11-33.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=3676" 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's Tragic Vow</a> …32So Jephthah crossed over to the Ammonites to fight against them, and the LORD delivered them into his hand. 33<a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: gə·ḏō·w·lāh (Adj-fs) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">With a great</a> <a href="/hebrew/3966.htm" title="3966: mə·’ōḏ (Adv) -- Muchness, force, abundance. From the same as 'uwd; properly, vehemence, i.e. vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4347.htm" title="4347: mak·kāh (N-fs) -- A blow, wound, slaughter. Or makkeh; from nakah; a blow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, carnage, also pestilence.">blow</a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: way·yak·kêm (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3mp) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">he devastated</a> <a href="/hebrew/6242.htm" title="6242: ‘eś·rîm (Number-cp) -- Twenty. From eser; twenty; also twentieth.">twenty</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: ‘îr (N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">cities</a> <a href="/hebrew/6177.htm" title="6177: mê·‘ă·rō·w·‘êr (Prep-m:: N-proper-fs) -- Or 'Aro'er; or 'Ar'owr; the same as arow'er; nudity of situation; Aroer, the name of three places in or near Palestine.">from Aroer</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/935.htm" title="935: bō·w·’ă·ḵā (V-Qal-Inf:: 2ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">the vicinity</a> <a href="/hebrew/4511.htm" title="4511: min·nîṯ (N-proper-fs) -- A place in Ammonite territory. From the same as men; enumeration; Minnith, a place East of the Jordan.">of Minnith,</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.">as far as</a> <a href="/hebrew/64.htm" title="64: ’ā·ḇêl (N-proper-fs) -- A place in Ammon. From 'abel and the plural of kerem; meadow of vineyards; Abel-Keramim, a place in Palestine.">Abel-keramim.</a> <a href="/hebrew/64.htm" title="64: kə·rā·mîm (Noun) -- A place in Ammon. From 'abel and the plural of kerem; meadow of vineyards; Abel-Keramim, a place in Palestine."></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.).">So 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/3665.htm" title="3665: way·yik·kā·nə·‘ū (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To be humble. A primitive root; properly, to bend the knee; hence, to humiliate, vanquish.">were subdued</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: mip·pə·nê (Prep-m:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</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.).">the Israelites.</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."></a> 34And when Jephthah returned home to Mizpah, there was his daughter coming out to meet him with tambourines and dancing! She was his only child; he had no son or daughter besides her.…<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/21-24.htm">Numbers 21:24</a> And Israel put him to the sword and took possession of his land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok—but only up to the border of the Ammonites, because it was fortified. <a href="/deuteronomy/2-32.htm">Deuteronomy 2:32-33</a> 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/12-1.htm">Joshua 12:1-2</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, <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="/isaiah/15-1.htm">Isaiah 15:1-9</a> This is the burden against Moab: Ar in Moab is ruined, destroyed in a night! Kir in Moab is devastated, destroyed in a night! / Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off. / In its streets they wear sackcloth; on the rooftops and in the public squares they all wail, falling down weeping. ... <a href="/amos/2-1.htm">Amos 2:1-3</a> This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Moab, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he burned to lime the bones of Edom’s king. / So I will send fire against Moab to consume the citadels of Kerioth. Moab will die in tumult, amid war cries and the sound of the ram’s horn. / I will cut off the ruler of Moab and kill all the officials with him,” says the LORD. <a href="/psalms/83-6.htm">Psalm 83:6-8</a> the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites, / of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre. / Even Assyria has joined them, lending strength to the sons of Lot. Selah <a href="/jeremiah/48-1.htm">Jeremiah 48:1-47</a> Concerning Moab, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Woe to Nebo, for it will be devastated. Kiriathaim will be captured and disgraced; the fortress will be shattered and dismantled. / There is no longer praise for Moab; in Heshbon they devise evil against her: ‘Come, let us cut her off from nationhood.’ You too, O people of Madmen, will be silenced; the sword will pursue you. / A voice cries out from Horonaim: ‘Devastation and great destruction!’ ... <a href="/ezekiel/25-8.htm">Ezekiel 25:8-11</a> This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Moab and Seir said, “Look, the house of Judah is like all the other nations,” / therefore I will indeed expose the flank of Moab beginning with its frontier cities—Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim—the glory of the land. / I will give it along with the Ammonites as a possession to the people of the East, so that the Ammonites will no longer be remembered among the nations. ... <a href="/zephaniah/2-8.htm">Zephaniah 2:8-11</a> “I have heard the reproach of Moab and the insults of the Ammonites, who have taunted My people and threatened their borders. / Therefore, as surely as I live,” declares the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, “surely Moab will be like Sodom and the Ammonites like Gomorrah—a place of weeds and salt pits, a perpetual wasteland. The remnant of My people will plunder them; the remainder of My nation will dispossess them.” / This they shall have in return for their pride, for taunting and mocking the people of the LORD of Hosts. ... <a href="/romans/15-4.htm">Romans 15:4</a> For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope. <a href="/hebrews/11-32.htm">Hebrews 11:32-34</a> And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets, / who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, / quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight. <a href="/james/5-11.htm">James 5:11</a> See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy. <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. <a href="/1_corinthians/10-11.htm">1 Corinthians 10:11</a> Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And he smote them from Aroer, even till you come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and to the plain of the vineyards, with a very great slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.Aroer<a href="/deuteronomy/2-36.htm">Deuteronomy 2:36</a> From Aroer, which is by the brink of the river of Arnon, and from the city that is by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us: the LORD our God delivered all unto us:Minnith.<a href="/ezekiel/27-17.htm">Ezekiel 27:17</a> Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy merchants: they traded in thy market wheat of Minnith, and Pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm.the plain.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/7-22.htm">Abel</a> <a href="/judges/11-32.htm">Ammon</a> <a href="/judges/11-32.htm">Ammonites</a> <a href="/judges/11-26.htm">Aroer</a> <a href="/joshua/13-25.htm">Aro'er</a> <a href="/judges/11-32.htm">Children</a> <a href="/judges/11-26.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/nahum/3-7.htm">Devastated</a> <a href="/judges/11-27.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-17.htm">Minnith</a> <a href="/judges/6-4.htm">Neighborhood</a> <a href="/judges/9-37.htm">Plain</a> <a href="/joshua/10-20.htm">Slaughter</a> <a href="/judges/11-21.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/judges/11-21.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/judges/8-28.htm">Subdued</a> <a href="/judges/10-3.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/joshua/15-46.htm">Vicinity</a> <a href="/judges/9-27.htm">Vineyards</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_samuel/20-14.htm">Abel</a> <a href="/judges/11-36.htm">Ammon</a> <a href="/judges/11-36.htm">Ammonites</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-28.htm">Aroer</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-28.htm">Aro'er</a> <a href="/judges/11-36.htm">Children</a> <a href="/judges/12-7.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-17.htm">Devastated</a> <a href="/judges/11-39.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-17.htm">Minnith</a> <a href="/ruth/4-17.htm">Neighborhood</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-3.htm">Plain</a> <a href="/judges/15-8.htm">Slaughter</a> <a href="/judges/12-4.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/judges/12-4.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/judges/16-6.htm">Subdued</a> <a href="/judges/15-20.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/1_samuel/5-6.htm">Vicinity</a> <a href="/judges/14-5.htm">Vineyards</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>With a great blow he devastated twenty cities This phrase highlights the significant military victory achieved by Jephthah, the judge of Israel. The "great blow" indicates a decisive and overwhelming defeat of the Ammonites. In the context of the Book of Judges, this victory is seen as a deliverance by God, who empowers Jephthah to lead Israel to triumph. The number "twenty" may symbolize completeness or a significant portion of the enemy's territory, emphasizing the thoroughness of the victory.from Aroer to the vicinity of Minnith Aroer is a city located on the northern bank of the Arnon River, marking the southern boundary of the territory involved in this conflict. Minnith is believed to be further north, possibly near the Ammonite territory. This geographical range indicates the extensive area over which Jephthah's campaign was successful. The mention of these locations provides historical and geographical context, showing the breadth of the victory and the strategic importance of these areas in the conflict between Israel and Ammon.as far as Abel-keramim Abel-keramim, meaning "meadow of vineyards," suggests a fertile area, possibly indicating the prosperity of the region before the conflict. The mention of this location further delineates the extent of Jephthah's campaign. The destruction reaching this far demonstrates the complete subjugation of the Ammonite forces and the thoroughness of the victory. This also reflects the fulfillment of God's promise to deliver Israel from its oppressors.So the Ammonites were subdued before the Israelites This phrase concludes the account of Jephthah's victory, emphasizing the subjugation of the Ammonites. The subduing of the Ammonites is a recurring theme in the Book of Judges, where God raises leaders to deliver Israel from foreign oppression. This victory is seen as a divine intervention, reinforcing the covenant relationship between God and Israel. It also serves as a reminder of the consequences of Israel's disobedience and the mercy of God in providing deliverance. The subjugation of the Ammonites foreshadows the ultimate victory of Christ over sin and death, as Jephthah serves as a type of Christ, delivering his people from their enemies.<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 military prowess. He was the son of Gilead and a harlot, which initially led to his rejection by his family. However, he was later called upon to lead Israel against the Ammonites. 2. <a href="/topical/a/ammonites.htm">Ammonites</a> A group of people who were descendants of Lot, living east of the Jordan River. They were often in conflict with Israel, and in this passage, they are the adversaries whom Jephthah defeats. 3. <a href="/topical/a/aroer.htm">Aroer</a> A city located on the north bank of the Arnon River, marking the southern boundary of the territory that Jephthah conquered from the Ammonites. 4. <a href="/topical/m/minnith.htm">Minnith</a> A location mentioned in the context of Jephthah's victory, possibly a region known for its wheat production. 5. <a href="/topical/a/abel-keramim.htm">Abel-keramim</a> A place mentioned as part of the territory Jephthah captured, possibly known for its vineyards.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_deliverance.htm">God's Sovereignty in Deliverance</a> Jephthah's victory over the Ammonites demonstrates God's power and faithfulness in delivering His people, even through unlikely leaders. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_rash_vows.htm">The Consequences of Rash Vows</a> Jephthah's account is a cautionary tale about making vows without considering the consequences, reminding believers to be thoughtful and prayerful in their commitments. <a href="/topical/f/faith_and_leadership.htm">Faith and Leadership</a> Despite his background, Jephthah was used by God to lead Israel. This teaches that God can use anyone, regardless of their past, to fulfill His purposes. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_seeking_god's_guidance.htm">The Importance of Seeking God's Guidance</a> Before engaging in battle, Jephthah sought the Lord's guidance, emphasizing the importance of seeking divine direction in our decisions.<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/why_didn't_god_stop_jephthah's_vow.htm">Why did God allow Jephthah to sacrifice his daughter in Judges 11 without stopping him?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_god_not_enjoy_the_wicked's_death.htm">Ezekiel 33:11 - How can God claim He takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked while other Old Testament passages describe mass destruction commanded by God?</a> <a href="/q/does_biblical_data_confirm_gideon's_status.htm">Judges 6:14-15: If Gideon was the least in his family, do other biblical records or genealogical data contradict or confirm his lowly status?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_a_'cruel_messenger'_fit_a_kind_deity.htm">Proverbs 17:11 describes a 'cruel messenger' sent against rebels. How can this align with the notion of a benevolent deity?</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>(33) To Minnith.--According to Eusebius and Jerome, this is Maanith, four miles from Heshbon (<a href="/ezekiel/27-17.htm" title="Judah, and the land of Israel, they were your merchants: they traded in your market wheat of Minnith, and Pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm.">Ezekiel 27:17</a>).Unto the plain of the vineyards.--Rather, unto Abel-ceramim. The place is either Abela, a few miles beyond Maanith, or another Abela, twelve miles from Gadara (Euseb., Jer.).Were subdued before.--<a href="/judges/3-30.htm" title="So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest fourscore years.">Judges 3:30</a>; <a href="/judges/8-28.htm" title="Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted up their heads no more. And the country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gideon.">Judges 8:28</a>.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/judges/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 33. - From Aroer... to Minnith. The Aroer here mentioned seems to be that in the tribe of Gad (<a href="/numbers/32-34.htm">Numbers 32:34</a>; <a href="/joshua/13-25.htm">Joshua 13:25</a>), now Nahr Amman. Minnith is thought to have been situated four Roman miles from Heshbon, on the road to Rabbah of the children of Ammon, afterwards called Philadelphia. It was called Manith in the time of Eusebius. The plain of the vineyards, better taken as a proper name, Abel-ceramim. The site is not certainly known. Eusebius speaks of two Abels, both fertile in vineyards, one seven Roman miles from Rabbah, which is probably the one here meant. <a href="/commentaries/judges/11-33.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>With a great גְּדוֹלָ֣ה (gə·ḏō·w·lāh) Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> Great, older, insolent blow מַכָּ֖ה (mak·kāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4347.htm">Strong's 4347: </a> A wound, carnage, pestilence he devastated וַיַּכֵּ֡ם (way·yak·kêm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> To strike twenty עֶשְׂרִ֣ים (‘eś·rîm) Number - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6242.htm">Strong's 6242: </a> Twenty, twentieth cities עִ֗יר (‘îr) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement from Aroer מֵעֲרוֹעֵר֩ (mê·‘ă·rō·w·‘êr) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6177.htm">Strong's 6177: </a> Aroer -- three cities in Israel 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 vicinity בּוֹאֲךָ֨ (bō·w·’ă·ḵā) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go of Minnith, מִנִּ֜ית (min·nîṯ) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4511.htm">Strong's 4511: </a> Minnith -- a place in Ammonite territory as far as וְעַד֙ (wə·‘aḏ) Conjunctive waw | Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while Abel-keramim. אָבֵ֣ל (’ā·ḇêl) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_58.htm">Strong's 58: </a> meadow', part of a place name So the Ammonites בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son were subdued וַיִּכָּֽנְעוּ֙ (way·yik·kā·nə·‘ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3665.htm">Strong's 3665: </a> To bend the knee, to humiliate, vanquish before מִפְּנֵ֖י (mip·pə·nê) Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face the Israelites. בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/11-33.htm">Judges 11:33 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/judges/11-33.htm">Judges 11:33 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/judges/11-33.htm">Judges 11:33 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/judges/11-33.htm">Judges 11:33 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/judges/11-33.htm">Judges 11:33 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/11-33.htm">Judges 11:33 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/11-33.htm">Judges 11:33 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/11-33.htm">Judges 11:33 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/judges/11-33.htm">Judges 11:33 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/judges/11-33.htm">Judges 11:33 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/judges/11-33.htm">OT History: Judges 11:33 He struck them from Aroer until you (Jd Judg. 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