And he smote them from Aroer, even till thou come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and unto the plain of the vineyards, with a very great slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.
Jephthah defeated the Ammonites completely, conquering them from the city of Aroer all the way to Minnith—twenty cities in total—and even to the vineyard plains. It was a devastating victory. This is how the Ammonites were completely defeated by the Israelites.
This verse describes Jephthah's complete military victory over the Ammonites, defeating them across a wide area and bringing them under Israel's control.
📚 Historical Context
This victory occurred during the period of the Judges (around 1100 BC) when Israel had no king and was led by military leaders called judges. Jephthah had just led Israel against the Ammonites, who had been oppressing the Israelites for 18 years and demanding the return of territory they claimed belonged to them.
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