Judges 11:32
“So Jephthah passed over to the children of Ammon to fight against them; and Yahweh delivered them into his hand.”
What does Judges 11:32 mean?
Jephthah, a rejected outcast who became a military leader, finally got his chance to defend Israel when the Ammonites threatened war. This verse shows the moment he crossed into enemy territory to face them in battle, and God gave him victory. It marks the turning point where Jephthah moves from being dismissed by his own people to being used by God to protect them. The straightforward phrase "delivered them into his hand" means the Ammonites were defeated and placed under his control through the battle.