1Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man…
2And Gilead’s wife bore him sons who grew…
3So Jephthah fled from his brothers and settled…
4Some time later, when the Ammonites fought against…
5and made war with them, the elders of…
6“Come,” they said, “be our commander, so that…
7Jephthah replied to the elders of Gilead, “Did…
8They answered Jephthah, “This is why we now…
9But Jephthah asked them, “If you take me…
10And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah,…
11So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead,…
12Then Jephthah sent messengers to the king of…
13The king of the Ammonites answered Jephthah’s messengers,…
14Jephthah again sent messengers to the king of…
15to tell him, “This is what Jephthah says:…
16But when Israel came up out of Egypt,…
17Then Israel sent messengers to the king of…
18Then Israel traveled through the wilderness and bypassed…
19And Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of…
20But Sihon would not trust Israel to pass…
21Then the LORD, the God of Israel, delivered…
22seizing all the land from the Arnon to…
23Now since the LORD, the God of Israel,…
24Do you not possess whatever your god Chemosh…
25Are you now so much better than Balak…
26For three hundred years Israel has lived in…
27I have not sinned against you, but you…
28But the king of the Ammonites paid no…
29Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon…
30Jephthah made this vow to the LORD: “If…
31then whatever comes out the door of my…
32So Jephthah crossed over to the Ammonites to…
33With a great blow he devastated twenty cities…
34And when Jephthah returned home to Mizpah, there…
35As soon as Jephthah saw her, he tore…
36“My father,” she replied, “you have given your…
37She also said to her father, “Let me…
38“Go,” he said. And he sent her away…
39After two months, she returned to her father,…
40that each year the young women of Israel…
