Judges 11:21 meaning and explanation

Then the LORD, the God of Israel, delivered Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, who defeated them. So Israel took possession of all the land of the Amorites who inhabited that country,

Judges 11:21, Berean Standard Bible

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Jephthah is speaking through messengers to the king of the Ammonites, who claimed Israel had seized his land on the way from Egypt. Jephthah answers with history: Israel asked only for passage through the territory of Sihon king of the Amorites, Sihon attacked instead, and the LORD gave Israel the victory.

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