Judges 11:26-28

King James Version

²⁶While Israel dwelt in Heshbon and her towns, and in Aroer and her towns, and in all the cities that be along by the coasts of Arnon, three hundred years? why therefore did ye not recover them within that time?

²⁷Wherefore I have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me: the Lord the Judge be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.

²⁸Howbeit the king of the children of Ammon hearkened not unto the words of Jephthah which he sent him.

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Judges 11:26-28

New King James Version

²⁶While Israel dwelt in ^(A)Heshbon and its villages, in ^(B)Aroer and its villages, and in all the cities along the banks of the Arnon, for three hundred years, why did you not recover them within that time? ²⁷Therefore I have not sinned against you, but you wronged me by fighting against me. May the Lord, ^(C)the Judge, ^(D)render judgment this day between the children of Israel and the people of Ammon.’ ” ²⁸However, the king of the people of Ammon did not heed the words which Jephthah sent him.

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Judges 11:26-28

New International Version

²⁶For three hundred years Israel occupied^(A) Heshbon, Aroer,^(B) the surrounding settlements and all the towns along the Arnon. Why didn’t you retake them during that time? ²⁷I have not wronged you, but you are doing me wrong by waging war against me. Let the Lord, the Judge,^(C) decide^(D) the dispute this day between the Israelites and the Ammonites.^(E)”

²⁸The king of Ammon, however, paid no attention to the message Jephthah sent him.

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Judges 11:26-28

New American Standard Bible

²⁶^(A)While Israel was living in Heshbon and its villages, and in Aroer and its villages, and in all the cities that are on the banks of the Arnon, three hundred years, why did you not recover them within that time? ²⁷So I have not sinned against you, but you are doing me wrong by making war against me. ^(B)May the Lord, the Judge, judge today between the sons of Israel and the sons of Ammon.’” ²⁸But the king of the sons of Ammon ^[a]disregarded the message which Jephthah sent him.

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Footnotes

Judges 11:28 Lit did not listen to the words

Judges 11:26-28

English Standard Version

²⁶While Israel lived ^(A)in Heshbon and its villages, and ^(B)in Aroer and its villages, and in all the cities that are on the banks of the Arnon, 300 years, why did you not deliver them within that time? ²⁷I therefore have not sinned against you, and you do me wrong by making war on me. ^(C)The Lord, the Judge, decide this day between the people of Israel and the people of Ammon.” ²⁸But the king of the Ammonites did not listen to the words of Jephthah that he sent to him.