Judges 11:13 meaning and explanation

The king of the Ammonites answered Jephthah’s messengers, “When Israel came up out of Egypt, they seized my land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok and all the way to the Jordan. Now, therefore, restore it peaceably.”

Judges 11:13, Berean Standard Bible

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The king of the Ammonites is answering Jephthah, the newly appointed leader of Gilead, who sent messengers asking why Ammon had attacked Israel. The king's reply is a land claim: he says Israel seized territory from the Arnon to the Jabbok and to the Jordan when it came up from Egypt, and he demands it back peaceably.

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