Judges 11: Jephthah and His Vow

Jephthah, an outcast son driven off by his brothers, is called back by Gilead’s elders to fight Ammon. He argues that the LORD gave Israel the disputed land, and the LORD grants him victory. But his rash vow falls on his only daughter, and Israel’s young women mourn her yearly.

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What reason did the Ammonite king give for making war on Israel (Judges 11:13)?

Israel had killed his son in an earlier raidGilead had refused to pay him a yearly tributeIsrael had taken his land when leaving EgyptJephthah’s men had robbed his trading caravans