Judg 11:39 | TNotes | STEP | 11:39 Jephthah kept the vow by sacrificing his daughter—there is no evidence that he merely kept her permanently celibate (cp. 11:37 ). Jephthah’s folly demonstrates just how far Israel’s society had descended into lawlessness and apostasy.

‏ Judges 11:39

11:39 ^a Jephthah kept the vow by sacrificing his daughter—there is no evidence that he merely kept her permanently celibate (cp. 11:37 ^b). Jephthah’s folly demonstrates just how far Israel’s society had descended into lawlessness and apostasy.