Judges 11:28

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“But the king of the Ammonites paid no heed to the message Jephthah sent him.”

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BSBPD

“But the king of the Ammonites paid no heed to the message Jephthah sent him.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Howbeit the king of the children of Ammon hearkened not unto the words of Jephthah which he sent him.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Howbeit the king of the children of Ammon hearkened not unto the words of Jephthah which he sent him.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And the king of the Bene-Ammon hath not hearkened unto the words of Jephthah which he sent unto him,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Judges 11:28 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Kings 14:11But Amaziah would not listen, and Jehoash king of Israel advanced. He and King Amaziah of Judah faced each other at Beth-shemesh in Judah.
  2. Proverbs 16:18Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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