Judges 11:28 BSB — MannaFest

Judges 11:28

But the king of the Ammonites paid no heed to the message Jephthah sent him.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Howbeit the king of the children of Ammon hearkened not unto the words of Jephthah which he sent him.

KJV

Howbeit the king of the children of Ammon hearkened not unto the words of Jephthah which he sent him.

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Commentary

2 voices

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

The bravest officers have always been averse to war; so Jephthah, whose courage was indisputable, resolved not only to make it clearly appear that hostilities were forced upon him, but to try measures for avoiding, if possible, an appeal to arms: and in pursuing such a course he was acting as became a leader in Israel (De 20:10-18).

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

With this solemn reference of the matter to the Judge of heaven and earth he designs either to deter the Ammonites from proceeding and oblige them to retire, when they saw the right of the cause was against them, or to justify himself in subduing them if they should go on. Note, War is an appeal to heaven, to God the Judge of all, to whom the issues of it belong.

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְלֹ֣א	ve.Lo'	and not	H3808 →
שָׁמַ֔ע	sha.Ma'	he listened	H8085 →
מֶ֖לֶךְ	Me.lekh	[the] king of	H4428 →
בְּנֵ֣י	be.Nei	[the] people of	H1121 →
עַמּ֑וֹן	a.Mon	Ammon	H5983 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
דִּבְרֵ֣י	div.Rei	[the] words of	H1697 →
יִפְתָּ֔ח	yif.Tach	Jephthah	H3316 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
שָׁלַ֖ח	sha.Lach	he sent	H7971 →
אֵלָֽיו׃ פ	'e.Lav	to him	H413 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Proverbs 16:18
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
leads to
- Proverbs 11:2
  When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom.
- Isaiah 2:11–12
  The proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.
- Proverbs 18:12
  Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honor.
- Obadiah 1:3–4
  The pride of your heart has deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks whose habitation is the heights, who say in your heart, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’
- Proverbs 29:23
  A man’s pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.
Through
2 Kings 14:11
But Amaziah would not listen, and Jehoash king of Israel advanced. He and King Amaziah of Judah faced each other at Beth-shemesh in Judah.
leads to
- Joshua 19:38
  Iron, Migdal-el, Horem, Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh. There were nineteen cities, along with their villages.
- 2 Chronicles 25:16
  While he was still speaking, the king asked, “Have we made you the counselor to the king? Stop! Why be struck down?” So the prophet stopped, but he said, “I know that God has…
- 2 Chronicles 25:20
  But Amaziah would not listen, for this had come from God in order to deliver them into the hand of Jehoash, because they had sought the gods of Edom.

About Judges

Jephthah's Daughter Comes to Meet Her Father — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Judges

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Judges