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Jdg 11:24 — Wilt not thou possess that which Chemosh thy god giveth thee to possess? So whomsoever the LORD our God shall drive out from before us, them will we possess.

Phrase from KJV (Help)		Correlating Verses

Wilt not thou possess	"This is simply an argumentum ad hominem; in which Jephthah argues on this principles recognized by the king of Ammon. As if he had said, ""You suppose that the land which you possess was given you by your god Chemosh; and therefore will not relinquish what you believe you hold by a divine right. Now we know that Jehovah, our God, has given us the land of the Israelites; and therefore we will not give it up."""
Chemosh	Num 21:29; 1Ki 11:7; Jer 48:7,46
whomsoever	Deu 9:4,5; Deu 18:12; Jos 3:10; Psa 44:2; Psa 78:55; Mic 4:5