Judges 11:27-29

Christian Standard Bible

²⁷ I have not sinned against you, but you are doing me wrong by fighting against me. Let the Lord who is the judge^(A) decide today between the Israelites and the Ammonites.” ²⁸ But the king of the Ammonites would not listen to Jephthah’s message that he sent him.

Jephthah’s Vow and Sacrifice

²⁹ The Spirit of the Lord came on Jephthah, who traveled through Gilead and Manasseh, and then through Mizpah of Gilead. He crossed over to the Ammonites from Mizpah of Gilead.