Judges 11:28-30

International Standard Version

²⁸ But the king of the Ammonites wouldn’t heed the message that Jephthah had sent to him.

Jephthah’s Vow

²⁹ The Spirit of the Lord came^[a] on Jephthah, so he swept through Gilead and the territory of^[b] Manasseh, then swept through Mizpah in Gilead, and from Mizpah in Gilead he proceeded toward where the Ammonites were encamped. ³⁰ Jephthah made this solemn vow to the Lord: “If you truly give the Ammonites into my control,