Now Jephthahsentmessengersto the kingof the sonsof Ammon,saying,"Whatis between you and me, that you have cometo me to fightagainst my land?"
From KadeshMosesthen sentmessengersto the kingof Edom:"Thusyour brotherIsraelhas said,You knowallthe hardshipthat has befallenus;
Then Israelsentmessengersto Sihon,kingof the Amorites,saying,
And they criedout, saying,"Whatbusiness do we have with each other, Sonof God?Have You comehereto tormentus beforethe time?"
"So I sentmessengersfrom the wildernessof Kedemothto Sihonkingof Heshbonwith wordsof peace,saying,
Then Jephthahwentwith the eldersof Gilead,and the peoplemadehim headand chiefoverthem; and Jephthahspokeallhis wordsbeforethe LORDat Mizpah.
The kingof the sonsof Ammonsaidto the messengersof Jephthah,"BecauseIsraeltookaway my landwhen they cameup from Egypt,from the Arnonas faras the Jabbokand the Jordan;therefore, returnthem peaceablynow."
Jephthahsaidto them, "I and my peoplewere at greatstrifewith the sonsof Ammon;when I calledyou, you did not deliverme from their hand.
