27. Therefore, I have not sinned against you. Rather, you have wronged me by attacking me. Let the lord, who is judge, decide today which of us is right—Israel or Ammon.”
28. But the king of Ammon paid no attention to Jephthah’s message.
29. At that time the Spirit of the lord came upon Jephthah, and he went throughout the land of Gilead and Manasseh, including Mizpah in Gilead, and from there he led an army against the Ammonites.
30. And Jephthah made a vow to the lord. He said, “If you give me victory over the Ammonites,