1. Juges 11:15–22 (NEG79)
  2. Explication du texte

What does this first part of Jephthah’s message consist of?

Juges 11:15–22 (NEG79)

15 pour lui dire: Ainsi parle Jephthé: Israël ne s'est point emparé du pays de Moab, ni du pays des fils d'Ammon.

Jephthah’s message begins with an extensive historical argument about the disputed land (Judges 11:15–22). Jephthah recounts the events of Numbers 20:1 – 24:25 and Deuteronomy 2:1–37 in an effort to lecture the Ammonite king on the circumstances that led to the Israelites’ occupation of the land of Gilead.