Judges 11:14
14 Jephthah sent back messengers to the Ammonite king,
Other Translations of Judges 11:14
King James Version
14 And Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children of Ammon:
English Standard Version
14 Jephthah again sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites
The Message
14 Jephthah again sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites with the message:
New King James Version
14 So Jephthah again sent messengers to the king of the people of Ammon,
New Living Translation
14 Jephthah sent this message back to the Ammonite king:
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Judges 11:14
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.