Context 28But the king of the sons of Ammon disregarded the message which Jephthah sent him. Jephthahs Tragic Vow 29Now the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, so that he passed through Gilead and Manasseh; then he passed through Mizpah of Gilead, and from Mizpah of Gilead he went on to the sons of Ammon. 30Jephthah made a vow to the LORD and said, If You will indeed give the sons of Ammon into my hand, 31then it shall be that whatever comes out of the doors of my house to meet me when I return in peace from the sons of Ammon, it shall be the LORDS, and I will offer it up as a burnt offering. 32So Jephthah crossed over to the sons of Ammon to fight against them; and the LORD gave them into his hand. 33He struck them with a very great slaughter from Aroer to the entrance of Minnith, twenty cities, and as far as Abel-keramim. So the sons of Ammon were subdued before the sons of Israel. 34When Jephthah came to his house at Mizpah, behold, his daughter was coming out to meet him with tambourines and with dancing. Now she was his one and only child; besides her he had no son or daughter. 35When he saw her, he tore his clothes and said, Alas, my daughter! You have brought me very low, and you are among those who trouble me; for I have given my word to the LORD, and I cannot take it back. 36So she said to him, My father, you have given your word to the LORD; do to me as you have said, since the LORD has avenged you of your enemies, the sons of Ammon. 37She said to her father, Let this thing be done for me; let me alone two months, that I may go to the mountains and weep because of my virginity, I and my companions. 38Then he said, Go. So he sent her away for two months; and she left with her companions, and wept on the mountains because of her virginity. 39At the end of two months she returned to her father, who did to her according to the vow which he had made; and she had no relations with a man. Thus it became a custom in Israel, 40that the daughters of Israel went yearly to commemorate the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in the year. Parallel Verses American Standard VersionHowbeit the king of the children of Ammon hearkened not unto the words of Jephthah which he sent him. Douay-Rheims Bible And the king of the children of Ammon would not hearken to the words of Jephte, which he sent him by the messengers. Darby Bible Translation But the king of the Ammonites did not heed the message of Jephthah which he sent to him. English Revised Version Howbeit the king of the children Ammon hearkened not unto the words of Jephthah which he sent him. Webster's Bible Translation But, the king of the children of Ammon hearkened not to the words of Jephthah which he sent him. World English Bible However the king of the children of Ammon didn't listen to the words of Jephthah which he sent him. Young's Literal Translation And the king of the Bene-Ammon hath not hearkened unto the words of Jephthah which he sent unto him, Library Whether a Vow Should Always be About a Better Good?Objection 1: It would seem that a vow need not be always about a better good. A greater good is one that pertains to supererogation. But vows are not only about matters of supererogation, but also about matters of salvation: thus in Baptism men vow to renounce the devil and his pomps, and to keep the faith, as a gloss observes on Ps. 75:12, "Vow ye, and pay to the Lord your God"; and Jacob vowed (Gn. 28:21) that the Lord should be his God. Now this above all is necessary for salvation. Therefore … Saint Thomas Aquinas—Summa Theologica Of Vows. The Miserable Entanglements Caused by Vowing Rashly. A Cloud of Witnesses. Jesus Works his First Miracle at Cana in Galilee. Importance in Luke's History of the Story of the Birth of Christ Judges Links Judges 11:28 NIV • Judges 11:28 NLT • Judges 11:28 ESV • Judges 11:28 NASB • Judges 11:28 KJV • Judges 11:28 Bible Apps • Judges 11:28 Parallel • Bible Hub |