Judges 11:30
And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into mine hands,
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
So Jephthah passed over unto the children of Ammon, to fight against them,.... As in Jdg 11:29, after he had made the above vow:
and the Lord delivered them into his hands; when both armies met and…
We have here Jephthah triumphing in a glorious victory, but, as an alloy to his joy, troubled and distressed by an unadvised vow.
I. Jephthah's victory was clear, and shines very brightly, both to his…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
vowed a vow The sequel of Jdg 11:11. It was a solemn vow made deliberately at a sanctuary (Jdg 11:35-36) under stress of circumstances, like Jacob's at Bethel Gen 28:20 f., Gen 31:13 E, Hannah's at…
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