And he smote them from Aroer, even till thou come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and unto the plain of the vineyards , with a very great slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.
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Gill's Exposition
And it came to pass, when he saw her,.... She being the first person that presented to his view, as she was at the head of the virgins with their timbrels and dances:
that he rent his clothes; as…
Barnes' Notes
As in the conflicts with the Moabites, Canaanites, and Midianites Judg. 3; 4; 7, the battle was on Israelite territory, in self-defense, not in aggressive warfare. The plain of the vineyards - Rather,…
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…
Cambridge Bible
Aroer Probably not the Aroer of Jdg 11:11, but another place of the same name E. of Rabbath-ammon, Jos 13:25, on the Ammonite border. Minnithis identified by Eusebius (Onom. Sacr.280, 44; 140, 3) with…