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And she said to him, "My father, if you have opened your mouth to the LORD, do to me according to what has gone forth from your mouth, now that the LORD has avenged you on your enemies, on the Ammonites."

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The touching submission of Jephthah’s daughter to an inevitable fate shows how deeply rooted at that time was the pagan notion of the propriety of …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And she said to him. —To explain this the Septuagint adds the words, “I have opened my mouth to the Lord against or c…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And she said unto him, my father, [if] you have opened your
mouth unto the Lord
The c…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Several important lessons are to be learned from Jephthah's vow.

  1. There may be remnants of distrust and doubt, even in the hearts of tr…

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