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John Gill's Exposition on Judges 11:15

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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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.
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