Wherefore 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.
Ver. 27. Wherefore I have not sinned against thee,] q.d., My cause is good, and so shall my courage be.
“ Transit et attollit vires in milite causa:
Quae nisi iusto subest, excutit arma pudor. ”
The Lord the Judge be judge this day. ] It appeareth by this whole discourse, that Jephtha was an orator as well as a soldier. Achilles had this charge from his father,
“ Mυθων τε ρητηρ εμεναι, πρηκτηρα τε εργων .” - Homer.