Judges 11:9-11

Living Bible

⁹ “Sure!” Jephthah exclaimed. “Do you expect me to believe that?”

¹⁰ “We swear it,” they replied. “We promise with a solemn oath.”

¹¹ So Jephthah accepted the commission and was made commander-in-chief and king. The contract was ratified before the Lord in Mizpah at a general assembly of all the people.