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

And the king of the children of Ammon would not hearken to the words of Jephte, which he sent him by the messengers.

But the king of the Ammonites did not heed the message of Jephthah which he sent to him.

But, the king of the children of Ammon hearkened not to the words of Jephthah which he sent him.

And the king of the Bene-Ammon hath not hearkened unto the words of Jephthah which he sent unto him,

However, the king of the children of Ammon listened not to the words of Jephthah which he sent him.

The king of the children of Ammon, however, did not give ear to the words which Jephthah sent to him.

But the king of the sons of Ammon was not willing to agree to the words of Jephthah that he commissioned by the messengers.

Howbeit, the king of the children of Ammon hearkened not unto the words of Jephthah which he sent him. He attended not to the arguments Jephthah made use of, and did not choose to seem at least to be convinced by them, nor to regard the awful appeal he had made to the great Jehovah.

Howbeit the king of the children of Ammon hearkened not unto the words of Jephthah--His remonstrances to the aggressor were disregarded, and war being inevitable, preparations were made for a determined resistance.

But the king of the Ammonites did not hearken to the words of Jephthah "which he had sent to him," i.e., had instructed his messengers to address to him; so that it was necessary that Jehovah should decide for Israel in battle.