Judges 11:15 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And said unto him, Thus saith Jephthah, Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon:

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

And he said to him, 'This is what Jephthah says: Israel did not take away the land of Moab or the land of the Ammonites.'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Jephthah is defending Israel by stating they never took land that belonged to Moab or the Ammonites.

📚 Historical Context

In the Book of Judges, Jephthah was a leader of Israel during a time of conflict with the Ammonites, who were claiming that Israel had stolen their land. He sent a message to the Ammonite king, emphasizing that when Israel left Egypt and traveled through the wilderness, they did not take the lands of Moab or Ammon, as God had specifically instructed them to avoid those territories. This diplomatic effort was part of Jephthah's strategy to defend Israel's innocence based on historical events recorded in earlier biblical narratives.

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