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."
Now he arosethat samenightand tookhis twowivesand his twomaidsand his elevenchildren,and crossedthe fordof the Jabbok.
A false witnesswill not gounpunished,And he who tellslieswill not escape.
A false witnesswill not gounpunished,And he who tellslieswill perish.
"Onlyyou did not gonearto the landof the sonsof Ammon,allalongthe riverJabbokand the citiesof the hillcountry,and whereverthe LORDour Godhad commandedus.
"To the Reubenitesand to the GaditesI gavefrom Gileadeven as faras the valleyof Arnon,the middleof the valleyas a borderand as faras the riverJabbok,the borderof the sonsof Ammon;
Now Jephthahsentmessengersto the kingof the sonsof Ammon,saying,"Whatis between you and me, that you have cometo me to fightagainst my land?"
But Jephthahsentmessengersagainto the kingof the sonsof Ammon,
