And the king of the children of Ammon answered unto the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when they came up out of Egypt, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and unto Jordan: now therefore restore those lands again peaceably.
The king of the Ammonites replied to Jephthah's messengers, 'Israel took my land when they came out of Egypt—all the territory from the Arnon River to the Jabbok River and to the Jordan River. Now give those lands back peacefully.'
The Ammonite king is claiming that Israel stole his people's land centuries earlier and demanding it be returned.
📚 Historical Context
This conversation happened around 1100 BC during the period of the Judges, when various tribes and nations fought for territory in the Promised Land. The Ammonite king was referring to events from about 300 years earlier when Israel was traveling from Egypt to Canaan and had to pass through or around various tribal territories.
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