Judges 11:22

Verse

seizing all the land from the Arnon to the Jabbok and from the wilderness to the Jordan.

American Standard Version (1901)

And they possessed all the border of the Amorites, from the Arnon even unto the Jabbok, and from the wilderness even unto the Jordan.

Bible in Basic English

All the limit of the Amorites was theirs, from the Arnon as far as the Jabbok and from the waste land even to Jordan.

Free Bible Version

They occupied all the territory of the Amorites from the Arnon River to the Jabbok River, and from the desert to the Jordan River.

Geneva Bible 1599

And they possessed all the coast of the Amorites, from Arnon vnto Iabbok, and from the wildernesse euen vnto Iorden.

King James (Authorized) Version

And they possessed all the coasts of the Amorites, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and from the wilderness even unto Jordan.

Translation for Translators

The Israelis took all the land that belonged to the Amor people-group, from the Arnon River in the south to the Jabbok River in the north, and from the desert in the east to the Jordan River in the west.

Unlocked Literal Bible

They took over everything within the territory of the Amorites, from the Arnon to the Jabbok, and from the wilderness to the Jordan.

Noah Webster Bible

And they possessed all the borders of the Amorites, from Arnon even to Jabbok, and from the wilderness even to Jordan.

World English Bible

They possessed all the border of the Amorites, from the Arnon even to the Jabbok, and from the wilderness even to the Jordan.

Young's Literal Translation

and they possess all the border of the Amorite from Arnon, and unto the Jabbok, and from the wilderness, and unto the Jordan.

Context

Jephthah Delivers Israel

²¹Then the LORD, the God of Israel, delivered Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, who defeated them. So Israel took possession of all the land of the Amorites who inhabited that country,²²seizing all the land from the Arnon to the Jabbok and from the wilderness to the Jordan.

Sermons

What Happened?

K.P. Yohannan

Summary

In this verse, Jephthah recounts the history of Israel's possession of the land, highlighting that it was the Lord who gave them victory over their enemies. He acknowledges that it was not by their own power or might that they were able to conquer the land, but by the divine intervention and favor of God. This serves as a reminder of the importance of recognizing God's sovereignty and provision in the victories and blessings we experience in life, attributing all glory and honor to Him.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

So now the Lord God of Israel hath dispossessed the Amorites from before his people Israel,.... It is his doing, and not the work of the Israelites; it is he that dispossessed the Amorites, and put the Israelites into the possession of their land, and therefore they enjoy it by a good tenure: and shouldest thou possess it? what through the blessing of God on their arms they have obtained by conquest, and he has settled them in; did they conquer, that thou should possess what they conquered? did their God put it into their hands to deliver it into thine? did they fight to recover for thee what thou hadst lost, and to put thee into the possession of it? did not they fight in their own defence, and their enemies and their land fell into their hands, and by the laws and right of nations became theirs? and canst thou expect to possess it? what reason is there for it?