11. So Jephthah went with Gilead’s elders, and the people made him leader and commander over them. At Mizpah before the Lord, Jephthah repeated everything he had said.
12. Then Jephthah sent messengers to the Ammonite king, saying, "What is the problem between us that you’ve come against me to make war in my land?"
13. The Ammonite king responded to Jephthah’s messengers, "When the Israelites were coming up from Egypt, they seized my land from the Arnon to the Jabbok and all the way to the Jordan. Now give it back peacefully!"