Judges 11:32

32 Then Jephthah went over to fight the Ammonites, and the LORD gave them into his hands.

Judges 11:32 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
32 So Jephthah passed over unto the children of Ammon to fight against them; and the LORD delivered them into his hands.
English Standard Version (ESV)
32 So Jephthah crossed over to the Ammonites to fight against them, and the LORD gave them into his hand.
New Living Translation (NLT)
32 So Jephthah led his army against the Ammonites, and the LORD gave him victory.
The Message Bible (MSG)
32 Then Jephthah was off to fight the Ammonites. And God gave them to him.
American Standard Version (ASV)
32 So Jephthah passed over unto the children of Ammon to fight against them; and Jehovah delivered them into his hand.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
32 So Jephthah went to fight against Ammon. The LORD handed the people of Ammon over to him.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
32 Jephthah crossed over to the Ammonites to fight against them, and the Lord handed them over to him.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
32 Then Jephthah went over to fight against the Ammonites. The LORD handed them over to him.

Judges 11:32 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 11:32

So Jephthah passed over unto the children of Ammon, to fight
against them
As in ( Judges 11:29 ) , after he had made the above vow:

and the Lord delivered them into his hands;
when both armies met and engaged, victory was on the side of Jephthah; the Lord being with him, and giving him success, to where all is justly ascribed.

Judges 11:32 In-Context

30 And Jephthah made a vow to the LORD: “If you give the Ammonites into my hands,
31 whatever comes out of the door of my house to meet me when I return in triumph from the Ammonites will be the LORD’s, and I will sacrifice it as a burnt offering.”
32 Then Jephthah went over to fight the Ammonites, and the LORD gave them into his hands.
33 He devastated twenty towns from Aroer to the vicinity of Minnith, as far as Abel Keramim. Thus Israel subdued Ammon.
34 When Jephthah returned to his home in Mizpah, who should come out to meet him but his daughter, dancing to the sound of timbrels! She was an only child. Except for her he had neither son nor daughter.
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