Judges 11:28

The Message

But the king of the Ammonites refused to listen to a word that Jephthah had sent him.

Cross References

2 Kings 14:11

Amaziah wouldn’t take No for an answer. So Jehoash king of Israel gave in and agreed to a battle between him and Amaziah king of Judah. They met at Beth Shemesh, a town of Judah.

Proverbs 16:18

First pride, then the crash— the bigger the ego, the harder the fall.

Judges 11:29

God’s Spirit came upon Jephthah. He went across Gilead and Manasseh, went through Mizpah of Gilead, and from there approached the Ammonites. Jephthah made a vow before God: “If you give me a clear victory over the Ammonites, then I’ll give to God whatever comes out of the door of my house to meet me when I return in one piece from among the Ammonites—I’ll offer it up in a sacrificial burnt offering.”