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Judges 11:28
Judges 11:28 is verse 28 of Judges chapter 11, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
But the king of the Ammonites paid no heed to the message Jephthah sent him.
King James Version
Howbeit the king of the children of Ammon hearkened not unto the words of Jephthah which he sent him.
World English Bible
However, the king of the children of Ammon didn’t listen to the words of Jephthah which he sent him.
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Judges 11:26–30 · Berean Standard Bible
26 For three hundred years Israel has lived in Heshbon, Aroer, and their villages, as well as all the cities along the banks of the Arnon. Why did you not take them back during that time?
27 I have not sinned against you, but you have done me wrong by waging war against me. May the LORD, the Judge, decide today between the Israelites and the Ammonites.”
28 But the king of the Ammonites paid no heed to the message Jephthah sent him.
29 Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh, then through Mizpah of Gilead. And from there he advanced against the Ammonites.
30 Jephthah made this vow to the LORD: “If indeed You will deliver the Ammonites into my hand,
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
2 Kings 14:11But Amaziah would not listen, and Jehoash king of Israel advanced. He and King Amaziah of Judah faced each other at Beth-shemesh in Judah.
Proverbs 16:18Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.