24 Wilt not thou possess that which Chemosh thy god giveth thee to possess? So whomsoever the Lord our God shall drive out from before us, them will we possess.

Other Translations of Judges 11:24

New International Version

24 Will you not take what your god Chemosh gives you? Likewise, whatever the Lord our God has given us, we will possess.

English Standard Version

24 Will you not possess what Chemosh your god gives you to possess? And all that the Lord our God has dispossessed before us, we will possess.

The Message

24 Why don't you just be satisfied with what your god Chemosh gives you and we'll settle for what God, our God, gives us?

New King James Version

24 Will you not possess whatever Chemosh your god gives you to possess? So whatever the Lord our God takes possession of before us, we will possess.

New Living Translation

24 You keep whatever your god Chemosh gives you, and we will keep whatever the Lord our God gives us.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Judges 11:24

Commentary on Judges 11:12-28

(Read Judges 11:12-28)

One instance of the honour and respect we owe to God, as our God, is, rightly to employ what he gives us to possess. Receive it from him, use it for him, and part with it when he calls for it. The whole of this message shows that Jephthah was well acquainted with the books of Moses. His argument was clear, and his demand reasonable. Those who possess the most courageous faith, will be the most disposed for peace, and the readiest to make advances to obtain; but rapacity and ambition often cloak their designs under a plea of equity, and render peaceful endeavours of no avail.