31. I will give you the first thing that comes out of my house when I come back from the victory. I will give it to the Lord as a burnt offering.”
32. Then Jephthah went to the land of the Ammonites. He fought the Ammonites, and the Lord helped him defeat them.
33. He defeated them from the city of Aroer to the city of Minnith. Jephthah captured 20 cities. Then he fought the Ammonites to the city of Abel Keramim. The Israelites defeated them. It was a very great defeat for the Ammonites.
34. Jephthah went back to Mizpah. He went to his house, and his daughter came out to meet him. She was playing a tambourine and dancing. She was his only daughter, and Jephthah loved her very much. He did not have any other sons or daughters.