Judg 11:29-32 | ESV | STEP | Then the Spirit of the Lord was upon Jephthah , and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh and passed on to Mizpah of Gilead , and from Mizpah of Gilead he passed on to the Ammonites .

Judges 11:29-32

Jephthah’s Tragic Vow

29 ^aThen the Spirit of the Lord was upon Jephthah, and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh and passed on to Mizpah of Gilead, and from Mizpah of Gilead he passed on to the Ammonites. 30 And Jephthah ^bmade a vow to the Lord and said, “If you will give the Ammonites into my hand, 31 then whatever ^{▼▼Or whoever} comes out from the doors of my house to meet me when I return in peace from the Ammonites ^dshall be the Lord’s, and ^eI will offer it ^{▼▼Or him} up for a burnt offering.” 32 So Jephthah crossed over to the Ammonites to fight against them, and the Lord gave them into his hand.