And the LORD H3068 said H559 to me, Distress H6696 not the Moabites, H4124 neither H408 contend H1624 with them in battle: H4421 for I will not give H5414 you of their land H776 for a possession; H3425 because H3588 I have given H5414 Ar H6144 to the children H1121 of Lot H3876 for a possession. H3425

And when you come H7126 near H7126 over H4136 against H4136 the children H1121 of Ammon, H5983 distress H6696 them not, nor H408 meddle H1624 with them: for I will not give H5414 you of the land H776 of the children H1121 of Ammon H5983 any possession; H3425 because H3588 I have given H5414 it to the children H1121 of Lot H3876 for a possession. H3425

An Ammonite H5984 or Moabite H4125 shall not enter H935 into the congregation H6951 of the LORD; H3068 even H1571 to their tenth H6224 generation H1755 shall they not enter H935 into the congregation H6951 of the LORD H3068 for ever: H5769

And the children H1121 of Israel H3478 did H6213 evil H7451 again H3254 in the sight H5869 of the LORD, H3068 and served H5647 Baalim, H1168 and Ashtaroth, H6252 and the gods H430 of Syria, H758 and the gods H430 of Zidon, H6721 and the gods H430 of Moab, H4124 and the gods H430 of the children H1121 of Ammon, H5983 and the gods H430 of the Philistines, H6430 and forsook H5800 the LORD, H3068 and served H5647 not him.

And that year H8141 they vexed H7492 and oppressed H7533 the children H1121 of Israel: H3478 eighteen H8083 H6240 years, H8141 all H3605 the children H1121 of Israel H3478 that were on the other H5676 side H5676 Jordan H3383 in the land H776 of the Amorites, H567 which H834 is in Gilead. H1568

And the children H1121 of Israel H3478 cried H2199 to the LORD, H3068 saying, H559 We have sinned H2398 against you, both because H3588 we have forsaken H5800 our God, H430 and also served H5647 Baalim. H1168

The Zidonians H6722 also, and the Amalekites, H6003 and the Maonites, H4584 did oppress H3905 you; and you cried H6817 to me, and I delivered H3467 you out of their hand. H3027

Go H3212 and cry H2199 to the gods H430 which H834 you have chosen; H977 let them deliver H3467 you in the time H6256 of your tribulation. H6869

And they put H5493 away H5493 the strange H5236 gods H430 from among H7130 them, and served H5647 the LORD: H3068 and his soul H5315 was grieved H7114 for the misery H5999 of Israel. H3478

And the people H5971 and princes H8269 of Gilead H1568 said H559 one H376 to another, H7453 What H4310 man H376 is he that will begin H2490 to fight H3898 against the children H1121 of Ammon? H5983 he shall be head H7218 over all H3605 the inhabitants H3427 of Gilead. H1568

Now Jephthah H3316 the Gileadite H1569 was a mighty H1368 man of valor, H2428 and he was the son H1121 of an harlot: H2181 and Gilead H1568 begat H3205 Jephthah. H3316

Then Jephthah H3316 fled H1272 from his brothers, H251 and dwelled H3427 in the land H776 of Tob: H2897 and there were gathered H3950 vain H7386 men H582 to Jephthah, H3316 and went H3318 out with him.

And it was so, that when H834 the children H1121 of Ammon H5983 made war H3898 against H5973 Israel, H3478 the elders H2205 of Gilead H1568 went H3212 to fetch H3947 Jephthah H3316 out of the land H776 of Tob: H2897

And Jephthah H3316 said H559 to the elders H2205 of Gilead, H1568 Did not you hate H8130 me, and expel H1644 me out of my father's H1 house? H1004 and why H4069 are you come H935 to me now H6258 when H834 you are in distress? H6887

And Jephthah H3316 said H559 to the elders H2205 of Gilead, H1568 If H518 you bring H7725 me home H7725 again H7725 to fight H3898 against the children H1121 of Ammon, H5983 and the LORD H3068 deliver H5414 them before H6440 me, shall I be your head? H7218

Then Jephthah H3316 went H3212 with the elders H2205 of Gilead, H1568 and the people H5971 made H7760 him head H7218 and captain H7101 over H5921 them: and Jephthah H3316 uttered H1696 all H3605 his words H1697 before H6440 the LORD H3068 in Mizpeh. H4709

And the king H4428 of the children H1121 of Ammon H5983 answered H559 to the messengers H4397 of Jephthah, H3316 Because H3588 Israel H3478 took H3947 away my land, H776 when they came H5927 up out of Egypt, H4714 from Arnon H769 even to Jabbok, H2999 and to Jordan: H3383 now H6258 therefore restore H7725 those lands again H7725 peaceably. H7965

And said H559 to him, Thus H3541 said H559 Jephthah, H3316 Israel H3478 took H3947 not away the land H776 of Moab, H4124 nor the land H776 of the children H1121 of Ammon: H5983

Then Israel H3478 sent H7971 messengers H4397 to the king H4428 of Edom, H123 saying, H559 Let me, I pray H4994 you, pass H5674 through your land: H776 but the king H4428 of Edom H123 would not listen H8085 thereto. And in like H1571 manner they sent H7971 to the king H4428 of Moab: H4124 but he would H14 not consent: H14 and Israel H3478 stayed H3427 in Kadesh. H6946

And Israel H3478 sent H7971 messengers H4397 to Sihon H5511 king H4428 of the Amorites, H567 the king H4428 of Heshbon; H2809 and Israel H3478 said H559 to him, Let us pass, H5674 we pray H4994 you, through your land H776 into H5704 my place. H4725

And the LORD H3068 God H430 of Israel H3478 delivered H5414 Sihon H5511 and all H3605 his people H5971 into the hand H3027 of Israel, H3478 and they smote H5221 them: so Israel H3478 possessed H3423 all H3605 the land H776 of the Amorites, H567 the inhabitants H3427 of that country. H776

So now H6258 the LORD H3068 God H430 of Israel H3478 has dispossessed H3423 the Amorites H567 from before H6440 his people H5971 Israel, H3478 and should you possess H3423 it?

And now H6258 are you any thing better H2896 than Balak H1111 the son H1121 of Zippor, H6834 king H4428 of Moab? H4124 did he ever strive H7378 against H5973 Israel, H3478 or did he ever fight H3898 against H5973 them,

Why I have not sinned H2398 against you, but you do H6213 me wrong H7451 to war H3898 against me: the LORD H3068 the Judge H8199 be judge H8199 this day H3117 between H996 the children H1121 of Israel H3478 and the children H1121 of Ammon. H5983

Then the Spirit H7307 of the LORD H3068 came H1961 on Jephthah, H3316 and he passed H5674 over H5674 Gilead, H1568 and Manasseh, H4519 and passed H5674 over H5674 Mizpeh H4708 of Gilead, H1568 and from Mizpeh H4708 of Gilead H1568 he passed H5674 over H5674 to the children H1121 of Ammon. H5983

Then it shall be, that whatever H834 comes H3318 forth H3318 of the doors H1817 of my house H1004 to meet H7125 me, when I return H7725 in peace H7965 from the children H1121 of Ammon, H5983 shall surely be the LORD's, H3068 and I will offer H5927 it up for a burnt H5930 offering.

And he smote H5221 them from Aroer, H6177 even till H5704 you come H935 to Minnith, H4511 even twenty H6242 cities, H5892 and to the plain H58 of the vineyards, H3754 with a very H3966 great H1419 slaughter. H4347 Thus the children H1121 of Ammon H5983 were subdued H3665 before H6440 the children H1121 of Israel. H3478

And it came H1961 to pass, when he saw H7200 her, that he rent H7167 his clothes, H899 and said, H559 Alas, H162 my daughter! H1323 you have brought H3766 me very low, H3766 and you are one of them that trouble H5916 me: for I have opened H6475 my mouth H6310 to the LORD, H3068 and I cannot H3808 H3201 go H7725 back. H7725

And she said H559 to her father, H1 Let this H2088 thing H1697 be done H6213 for me: let me alone H7503 two H8147 months, H2320 that I may go H3212 up and down H3381 on the mountains, H2022 and mourn H1058 my virginity, H1331 I and my fellows. H7464

And it came H1961 to pass at the end H7093 of two H8147 months, H2320 that she returned H7725 to her father, H1 who did H6213 with her according to his vow H5088 which H834 he had vowed: H5087 and she knew H3045 no H3808 man. H376 And it was a custom H2706 in Israel, H3478

Then Nahash H5176 the Ammonite H5984 came H5927 up, and encamped H2583 against H5921 Jabeshgilead: H3003 H1568 and all H3605 the men H582 of Jabesh H3003 said H559 to Nahash, H5176 Make H3772 a covenant H1285 with us, and we will serve H5647 you.

And the elders H2205 of Jabesh H3003 said H559 to him, Give us seven H7651 days' H3117 respite, H7503 that we may send H7971 messengers H4397 to all H3605 the coasts H1366 of Israel: H3478 and then, if H518 there be no H369 man to save H3467 us, we will come H3318 out to you.

And, behold, H2009 Saul H7586 came H935 after H310 the herd H1241 out of the field; H7704 and Saul H7586 said, H559 What H4100 ails the people H5971 that they weep? H1058 And they told H5608 him the tidings H1697 of the men H582 of Jabesh. H3003

And he took H3947 a yoke H6776 of oxen, H1241 and hewed H5408 them in pieces, and sent H7971 them throughout all H3605 the coasts H1366 of Israel H3478 by the hands H3027 of messengers, H4397 saying, H559 Whoever H834 comes H3318 not forth H3318 after H310 Saul H7586 and after H310 Samuel, H8050 so H3541 shall it be done H6213 to his oxen. H1241 And the fear H6343 of the LORD H3068 fell H5307 on H5921 the people, H5971 and they came H3318 out with one H259 consent. H376

And they said H559 to the messengers H4397 that came, H935 Thus H3541 shall you say H559 to the men H376 of Jabeshgilead, H3003 H1568 To morrow, H4279 by that time the sun H8121 be hot, H2527 you shall have help. H8668 And the messengers H4397 came H935 and showed H5046 it to the men H582 of Jabesh; H3003 and they were glad. H8056

And it was so on the morrow, H4283 that Saul H7586 put H7760 the people H5971 in three H7969 companies; H7218 and they came H935 into the middle H8432 of the host H4264 in the morning H1242 watch, H821 and slew H5221 the Ammonites H5984 until H5704 the heat H2527 of the day: H3117 and it came H1961 to pass, that they which remained H7604 were scattered, H6327 so that two H8147 of them were not left H7604 together. H3162

And Saul H7586 said, H559 There shall not a man H376 be put to death H4191 this H2088 day: H3117 for to day H3117 the LORD H3068 has worked H6213 salvation H8668 in Israel. H3478

And all H3605 the people H5971 went H3212 to Gilgal; H1537 and there H8033 they made Saul H7586 king H4427 before H6440 the LORD H3068 in Gilgal; H1537 and there H8033 they sacrificed H2076 sacrifices H2077 of peace H8002 offerings before H6440 the LORD; H3068 and there H8033 Saul H7586 and all H3605 the men H582 of Israel H3478 rejoiced H8055 greatly. H3966

And it came H1961 to pass after H310 this, H3651 that the king H4428 of the children H1121 of Ammon H5983 died, H4191 and Hanun H2586 his son H1121 reigned H4427 in his stead. H8478

And the princes H8269 of the children H1121 of Ammon H5983 said H559 to Hanun H2586 their lord, H113 Think H5869 you that David H1732 does honor H3513 your father, H1 that he has sent H7971 comforters H5162 to you? has not David H1732 rather sent H7971 his servants H5650 to you, to search H2713 the city, H5892 and to spy H7270 it out, and to overthrow H2015 it?

When they told H5046 it to David, H1732 he sent H7971 to meet H7125 them, because H3588 the men H582 were greatly H3966 ashamed: H3637 and the king H4428 said, H559 Tarry H3427 at Jericho H3405 until H5704 your beards H2206 be grown, H6779 and then return. H7725

And when David H1732 heard H8085 of it, he sent H7971 Joab, H3097 and all H3605 the host H6635 of the mighty H1368 men.

When Joab H3097 saw H7200 that the front H6440 of the battle H4421 was against H413 him before H6440 and behind, H268 he chose H977 of all H3605 the choice H977 men of Israel, H3478 and put them in array H6186 against H7125 the Syrians: H758

And he said, H559 If H518 the Syrians H758 be too strong H2388 for me, then you shall help H3444 me: but if H518 the children H1121 of Ammon H5983 be too strong H2388 for you, then I will come H1980 and help H3467 you.

And Joab H3097 drew near, H5066 and the people H5971 that were with him, to the battle H4421 against the Syrians: H758 and they fled H5127 before H6440 him.

And when the Syrians H758 saw H7200 that they were smitten H5062 before H6440 Israel, H3478 they gathered H622 themselves together. H3162

And when it was told H5046 David, H1732 he gathered H622 all H3605 Israel H3478 together, and passed H5674 over H5674 Jordan, H3383 and came H935 to Helam. H2431 And the Syrians H758 set themselves in array H6186 against H7125 David, H1732 and fought H3898 with him.

And when all H3605 the kings H4428 that were servants H5650 to Hadarezer H1928 saw H7200 that they were smitten H5062 before H6440 Israel, H3478 they made peace H7999 with Israel, H3478 and served H5647 them. So the Syrians H758 feared H3372 to help H3467 the children H1121 of Ammon H5983 any more. H5750

On that day H3117 they read H7121 in the book H5612 of Moses H4872 in the audience H241 of the people; H5971 and therein was found H4672 written, H3789 that the Ammonite H5984 and the Moabite H4125 should not come H935 into the congregation H6951 of God H430 for ever; H5769

Now it came H1961 to pass, when they had heard H8085 the law, H8451 that they separated H914 from Israel H3478 all H3605 the mixed H6154 multitude. H6154

In those H1992 days H3117 also H1571 saw H7200 I Jews H3064 that had married H3427 wives H802 of Ashdod, H795 of Ammon, H5983 and of Moab: H4125

And I contended H7378 with them, and cursed H7043 them, and smote H5221 certain H582 of them, and plucked H4803 off their hair, and made them swear H7650 by God, H430 saying, You shall not give H5414 your daughters H1323 to their sons, H1121 nor H518 take H5375 their daughters H1323 to your sons, H1121 or for yourselves.

Shall we then listen H8085 to you to do H6213 all H3605 this H2063 great H1419 evil, H7451 to transgress H4603 against our God H430 in marrying H3427 strange H5237 wives? H802

They have said, H559 Come, H3212 and let us cut H3582 them off from being a nation; H1471 that the name H8034 of Israel H3478 may be no H3808 more H5750 in remembrance. H2142

The tabernacles H168 of Edom, H123 and the Ishmaelites; H3459 of Moab, H4124 and the Hagarenes; H1905

Assur H804 also H1571 is joined H3867 with them: they have helped H2220 the children H1121 of Lot. H3876 Selah. H5542

But they shall fly H5774 on the shoulders H3802 of the Philistines H6430 toward the west; H3220 they shall spoil H962 them of the east H6924 together: H3162 they shall lay H7971 their hand H3027 on Edom H123 and Moab; H4124 and the children H1121 of Ammon H5983 shall obey H4928 them.

Therefore H3651 as I live, H2416 said H5002 the LORD H3068 of hosts, H6635 the God H430 of Israel, H3478 Surely H3588 Moab H4124 shall be as Sodom, H5467 and the children H1121 of Ammon H5983 as Gomorrah, H6017 even the breeding H4476 of nettles, H2738 and salt pits, H4417 and a perpetual H5769 desolation: H8077 the residue H7611 of my people H5971 shall spoil H962 them, and the remnant H3499 of my people H1471 shall possess H5157 them.