Judges 11:15

“And said unto him, etc.] By his messengers: thus saith Jephthah; in a majestic style, as governor of Israel: Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon; they were charged not to take any, nor did they take any that belonged to any of these countries, or that was then in the possession of either of them, (<050209>Deuteronomy 2:9,19) what they did take was in the hands of Sihon and Og, and they had obtained it by conquest, and so no more belonging to either of these.”

“Consult the marginal references. If the ark with the copy of the Law Deuteronomy 31:26 was at Mizpeh, it would account for Jephthah’s accurate knowledge of it; and this exact agreement of his message with Numbers and Deuteronomy would give additional force to the expression, “he uttered all his words before the Lord” Judges 11:11. Judges 11:17 No mention is made of this embassy to Moab in the Pentateuch. Judges 11:19 Into my place - This expression implies that the trans-Jordanic possessions of Israel were not included in the land of Canaan properly speaking. Judges 11:21 The title “God of Israel” has a special emphasis here, and in Judges 11:23. in a narrative of transactions relating to…”

“Israel took: Num 21:13-15, Num 21:27-30; Deu 2:9, Deu 2:19; Ch2 20:10; Act 24:12, Act 24:13 Judges 11:16”