Judges 11:20 meaning and explanation
But Sihon would not trust Israel to pass through his territory. So he gathered all his people, encamped in Jahaz, and fought with Israel.
Judges 11:20, Berean Standard Bible
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Jephthah is speaking through messengers to the king of the Ammonites, retelling Israel's journey from Egypt to show that Israel never took Ammonite land. In this verse Sihon, king of the Amorites at Heshbon, refused Israel's peaceful request to pass through his territory.
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