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Judges 11:28

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Howbeit the king of the children of Ammon hearkened not unto the words of Jephthah which he sent him.
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  1. 2 Kings 14:11Rank 1 from verse 28
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    11But 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 Beth-shemesh, which belongeth to Judah.

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    18Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

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Judges 11:28

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howbeit

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Nevertheless; yet; however; introducing a contrast, exception, or qualification.

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king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

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children

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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

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hearkened

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1. Listened attentively or gave heed. 2. Gave regard, consented, or acted in response.

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words

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Spoken or written expressions, sayings, statements, messages, commands, promises, reports, or units of meaningful speech.

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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27Wherefore I have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me: the Lord the Judge be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.

28Howbeit the king of the children of Ammon hearkened not unto the words of Jephthah which he sent him.

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29¶ Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead, and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over unto the children of Ammon.

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