Judges 11:12

New Century Version

Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites, asking, “What have you got against Israel? Why have you come to attack our land?”

Cross References

Numbers 20:14

From Kadesh, Moses sent messengers to the king of Edom. He said, “Your brothers, the Israelites, say to you: You know about all the troubles we have had,

Numbers 21:21

The Israelites sent messengers to Sihon, king of the Amorites, saying,

Matthew 8:29

They shouted, “What do you want with us, Son of God? Did you come here to torture us before the right time?”

Deuteronomy 2:26

I sent messengers from the desert of Kedemoth to Sihon king of Heshbon. They offered him peace, saying,

Judges 11:11

So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him their leader and commander of their army. Jephthah repeated all of his words in front of the Lord at Mizpah.

Judges 11:13

The king of the Ammonites answered the messengers of Jephthah, “We are fighting Israel because you took our land when you came up from Egypt. You took our land from the Arnon River to the Jabbok River to the Jordan River. Now give our land back to us peacefully.”

Judges 12:2

Jephthah answered them, “My people and I fought a great battle against the Ammonites. I called you, but you didn’t come to help me.