Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Among all these soldiers there were seven hundred select troops who were left-handed, each of whom could sling a stone at a hair and not miss. New Living Translation Among Benjamin’s elite troops, 700 were left-handed, and each of them could sling a rock and hit a target within a hairsbreadth without missing. English Standard Version Among all these were 700 chosen men who were left-handed; every one could sling a stone at a hair and not miss. Berean Standard Bible Among all these soldiers there were 700 select left-handers, each of whom could sling a stone at a hair without missing. King James Bible Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at an hair breadth, and not miss. New King James Version Among all this people were seven hundred select men who were left-handed; every one could sling a stone at a hair’s breadth and not miss. New American Standard Bible Out of all these people seven hundred choice men were left-handed; each one could sling a stone at a hair and not miss. NASB 1995 Out of all these people 700 choice men were left-handed; each one could sling a stone at a hair and not miss. NASB 1977 Out of all these people 700 choice men were left-handed; each one could sling a stone at a hair and not miss. Legacy Standard Bible Out of all these people 700 choice men were left-handed; each one could sling a stone at a hair and not miss. Amplified Bible Out of all these people were seven hundred choice left-handed men; each one could sling stones at [a target no wider than] a hair and not miss. Christian Standard Bible There were seven hundred fit young men who were left-handed among all these troops; all could sling a stone at a hair and not miss. Holman Christian Standard Bible There were 700 choice men who were left-handed among all these people; all could sling a stone at a hair and not miss. American Standard Version Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at a hair-breadth, and not miss. Contemporary English Version In this army there were 700 left-handed experts who could sling a rock at a target the size of a hair and hit it every time. English Revised Version Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at an hair-breadth, and not miss. GOD'S WORD® Translation Out of all these troops, the best 700 were left-handed. Each could sling a stone at a hair and not miss. International Standard Version Out of all these soldiers, 700 of them were left-handed—and each one could sling a stone at a hair and never miss. Majority Standard Bible Among all these soldiers there were 700 select left-handers, each of whom could sling a stone at a hair without missing. NET Bible Among this army were seven hundred specially-trained left-handed soldiers. Each one could sling a stone and hit even the smallest target. New Heart English Bible Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men left-handed; everyone could sling stones at a hair and not miss. Webster's Bible Translation Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men left-handed; every one could sling stones to a hair-breadth, and not miss. World English Bible Among all these soldiers there were seven hundred chosen men who were left-handed. Every one of them could sling a stone at a hair and not miss. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionamong all this people [are] seven hundred chosen men, their right hand bound, each of these slinging with a stone at the hair, and he does not err. Young's Literal Translation among all this people are seven hundred chosen men, bound of their right hand, each of these slinging with a stone at the hair, and he doth not err. Smith's Literal Translation From all this people, seven hundred chosen men shut up of the right hand, slinging at a hair, and they will not miss. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWho were seven hundred most valiant men, fighting with the left hand as well as with the right: and slinging stones so sure that they could hit even a hair, and not miss by the stone's going on either side. Catholic Public Domain Version who were seven hundred very strong men, fighting with the left hand as well as with the right hand, and casting stones from a sling so accurately that they were able to strike even a hair, and the path of the stone would by no means miss to either side. New American Bible who were left-handed, every one of them able to sling a stone at a hair without missing. New Revised Standard Version Of all this force, there were seven hundred picked men who were left-handed; every one could sling a stone at a hair, and not miss. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAmong all these people there were seven hundred chosen men who were lefthanded; every one of them could sling stones at an hairbreadth, and not miss. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Everyone whose right hands were maimed, who threw with a sling against a strong wind and did not miss OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917All this people, even seven hundred chosen men, were left-handed; every one could sling stones at a hair-breadth, and not miss. Brenton Septuagint Translation All these could sling with stones at a hair, and not miss. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Decree of the Assembly…15On that day the Benjamites mobilized 26,000 swordsmen from their cities, in addition to the 700 select men of Gibeah. 16Among all these soldiers there were 700 select left-handers, each of whom could sling a stone at a hair without missing. 17The Israelites, apart from Benjamin, mobilized 400,000 swordsmen, each one an experienced warrior.… Cross References 1 Samuel 17:49 Then David reached into his bag, took out a stone, and slung it, striking the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown on the ground. 1 Chronicles 12:2 they were archers using both the right and left hands to sling stones and shoot arrows; and they were Saul’s kinsmen from Benjamin): 2 Samuel 1:22 From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan did not retreat, and the sword of Saul did not return empty. 2 Kings 9:24 Then Jehu drew his bow and shot Joram between the shoulders. The arrow pierced his heart, and he slumped down in his chariot. 1 Samuel 20:20-22 I will shoot three arrows to the side of it, as if I were aiming at a target. / Then I will send a boy and say, ‘Go, find the arrows!’ Now, if I expressly say to him, ‘Look, the arrows are on this side of you; bring them,’ then come, because as surely as the LORD lives, it is safe for you, and there is no danger. / But if I say to the young man, ‘Look, the arrows are beyond you,’ then you must go, for the LORD has sent you away. 1 Samuel 18:11 and he hurled it, thinking, “I will pin David to the wall.” But David eluded him twice. 1 Samuel 19:10 Saul tried to pin him to the wall with his spear. But David eluded him and the spear struck the wall. And David fled and escaped that night. 1 Samuel 20:36 He said to the boy, “Run and find the arrows I shoot.” And as the boy ran, Jonathan shot an arrow beyond him. 1 Samuel 21:9 The priest replied, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, is here; it is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you want, you may take it. For there is no other but this one here.” And David said, “There is none like it; give it to me.” 1 Samuel 24:6 So he said to his men, “The LORD forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the LORD’s anointed. May I never lift my hand against him, since he is the LORD’s anointed.” 1 Samuel 26:8 Abishai said to David, “Today God has delivered your enemy into your hand. Now, therefore, please let me thrust the spear through him into the ground with one stroke. I will not need to strike him twice!” 1 Samuel 31:3 When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him critically. 2 Samuel 2:23 But Asahel refused to turn away. So Abner thrust the butt of his spear into his stomach, and it came out his back, and he fell dead on the spot. And every man paused when he came to the place where Asahel had fallen and died. 2 Samuel 11:15-17 In the letter he wrote: “Put Uriah at the front of the fiercest battle; then withdraw from him, so that he may be struck down and killed.” / So as Joab besieged the city, he assigned Uriah to a place where he knew the strongest enemy soldiers were. / And when the men of the city came out and fought against Joab, some of David’s servants fell, and Uriah the Hittite also died. 2 Samuel 18:14 But Joab declared, “I am not going to wait like this with you!” And he took three spears in his hand and thrust them through the heart of Absalom while he was still alive in the oak tree. Treasury of Scripture Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men left handed; every one could sling stones at an hair breadth, and not miss. Judges 3:15 But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab. 1 Chronicles 12:2 They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a bow, even of Saul's brethren of Benjamin. sling stones 1 Samuel 17:40,49,50 And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd's bag which he had, even in a scrip; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine… 1 Samuel 25:29 Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul: but the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the LORD thy God; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out, as out of the middle of a sling. 2 Chronicles 26:14 And Uzziah prepared for them throughout all the host shields, and spears, and helmets, and habergeons, and bows, and slings to cast stones. Jump to Previous Able Bound Breadth Choice Chosen Err Hair Hundred Left-Handed Miss Picked Right Seven Sling Slinging Stone StonesJump to Next Able Bound Breadth Choice Chosen Err Hair Hundred Left-Handed Miss Picked Right Seven Sling Slinging Stone StonesJudges 20 1. The Levite in a general assembly declared his wrong8. The decree of the assembly 12. The Benjamites, being cited, make head against the Israelites 18. The Israelites in two battles lose forty thousand 26. They destroy by a plan all the Benjamites, except six hundred. Among all these soldiers This phrase sets the stage by indicating that the men being described are part of a larger military assembly. The context here is a gathering of the Israelite tribes, preparing for battle against the tribe of Benjamin. Historically, this reflects the tribal confederation of Israel during the period of the Judges, a time characterized by decentralized leadership and frequent internal conflicts. The soldiers are part of a collective effort to address a grave moral and social crisis within the nation. there were seven hundred chosen men who were left-handed each of whom could sling a stone at a hair and not miss Left handed.--The same phrase as that employed in Judges 3:15. Could sling stones at an hair breadth, and not miss.--The expression is perfectly simple, and merely implies extreme accuracy of aim. Bochart's attempt (Hieroz. Ii. 162) to explain it by a passage in Quintus Smyrn?us, which says that archers used to contend which should be able to shoot off the horsehair crest of a helmet, is a mere specimen of learning fantastically misapplied. Skill with the sling was not confined to the Benjamites, as we see from the case of David (1Samuel 17:49). The sling is the natural weapon of a people which is poor and imperfectly armed. Cyrus valued his force of 400 slingers (Xen. Anab. iii. 3-6). The inhabitants of the Balearic Isles were as skilful as the Benjamites, and children were trained to sling their breakfasts down from the top of high poles. They once prevented the Carthaginian fleet from coming to anchor by showers of stones (liv. xxviii. 37, solo eo telo utebantur). Practice made them so expert that the stones they slung came with as much force as though hurled by a catapult, and pierced shields and helmets (Diod. Sic. Bibl. v. 18). Exactly similar tales are told of the trained skill of our English archers. The advantage of slinging with the left hand was very obvious, for it enabled the slinger to strike his enemy on the right, i.e., the undefended side. Verse 16. - Seven hundred... men left-handed. It is curious that the tribe of Benjamin, which means son of the right hand, should have this peculiar institution of a corps of left-handed men. Ehud the Benjamite was a man left-handed (Judges 3:15; see also 1 Chronicles 12:2). The Roman name Scaexola means left-handed. For the use of the sling see 1 Samuel 17:40, 49. Diodorus Siculus (quoted by Rosenmuller) mentions the remarkable skill of the inhabitants of the Balearic Islands in the use of the sling, adding, in terms very similar to those of the text, that they seldom miss their aim.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Among allמִכֹּ֣ל ׀ (mik·kōl) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every these הַזֶּ֗ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that soldiers הָעָ֣ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock there were 700 שְׁבַ֤ע (šə·ḇa‘) Number - feminine singular construct Strong's 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number select בָּח֔וּר (bā·ḥūr) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular Strong's 970: Selected, a youth left-handers, אִטֵּ֖ר (’iṭ·ṭêr) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 334: Shut up, impeded each of whom כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every could sling קֹלֵ֧עַ (qō·lê·a‘) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7049: To sling, hurl forth a stone בָּאֶ֛בֶן (bā·’e·ḇen) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 68: A stone at אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to a hair הַֽשַּׂעֲרָ֖ה (haś·śa·‘ă·rāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8185: Hairiness without וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no missing. יַחֲטִֽא׃ (ya·ḥă·ṭi) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2398: To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn Links Judges 20:16 NIVJudges 20:16 NLT Judges 20:16 ESV Judges 20:16 NASB Judges 20:16 KJV Judges 20:16 BibleApps.com Judges 20:16 Biblia Paralela Judges 20:16 Chinese Bible Judges 20:16 French Bible Judges 20:16 Catholic Bible OT History: Judges 20:16 Among all this people there were seven (Jd Judg. 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