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Judges 11:28

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

KJV

Noluitque acquiescere rex filiorum Ammon verbis Jephte, quæ per nuntios mandaverat.

Vulgate

καὶ οὐκ ἤκουσεν βασιλεὺς υἱῶν Ἀμμὼν τῶν λόγων Ἰεφθάε ὧν ἀπέστειλεν πρὸς αὐτόν.

LXX

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

ASV

וְ/לֹ֣א שָׁמַ֔ע מֶ֖לֶךְ בְּנֵ֣י עַמּ֑וֹן אֶל דִּבְרֵ֣י יִפְתָּ֔ח אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁלַ֖ח אֵלָֽי/ו

Hebrew

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In this verse

People Jephthah

In the original Hebrew

10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
דְבַר
dbr
noun · 1449×
יִפְתָּח֙
yptch
proper_noun · 30×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
נִי
ny
verb · 838×
עַמּ֔וֹן
'mvn
proper_noun · 105×
שִׁמְעוּ
shm'v
verb · 1157×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Kgs 14:11 — But Amaziah would not hear. Therefore Jehoash king of Israel went up; and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked one another in the face at Bethshemesh, which belongeth to Judah.
  • Prov 16:18 — Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.