Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The Benjamites came out of Gibeah and cut down twenty-two thousand Israelites on the battlefield that day. New Living Translation But Benjamin’s warriors, who were defending the town, came out and killed 22,000 Israelites on the battlefield that day. English Standard Version The people of Benjamin came out of Gibeah and destroyed on that day 22,000 men of the Israelites. Berean Standard Bible And the Benjamites came out of Gibeah and cut down 22,000 Israelites on the battlefield that day. King James Bible And the children of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah, and destroyed down to the ground of the Israelites that day twenty and two thousand men. New King James Version Then the children of Benjamin came out of Gibeah, and on that day cut down to the ground twenty-two thousand men of the Israelites. New American Standard Bible Then the sons of Benjamin came out of Gibeah and struck to the ground on that day twenty-two thousand men of Israel. NASB 1995 Then the sons of Benjamin came out of Gibeah and felled to the ground on that day 22,000 men of Israel. NASB 1977 Then the sons of Benjamin came out of Gibeah and felled to the ground on that day 22,000 men of Israel. Legacy Standard Bible Then the sons of Benjamin came out of Gibeah and destroyed to the ground on that day 22,000 men of Israel. Amplified Bible The sons of Benjamin came out of Gibeah and struck to the ground on that day twenty-two thousand [fighting] men of Israel. Christian Standard Bible The Benjaminites came out of Gibeah and slaughtered twenty-two thousand men of Israel on the field that day. Holman Christian Standard Bible The Benjaminites came out of Gibeah and slaughtered 22,000 men of Israel on the field that day. American Standard Version And the children of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah, and destroyed down to the ground of the Israelites on that day twenty and two thousand men. Contemporary English Version Benjamin's soldiers came out of Gibeah and attacked, and when the day was over, 22,000 Israelite soldiers lay dead on the ground. English Revised Version And the children of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah, and destroyed down to the ground of the Israelites on that day twenty and two thousand men. GOD'S WORD® Translation That day the men of Benjamin came out from Gibeah. They slaughtered 22,000 of Israel's men. Good News Translation The army of Benjamin came out of the city, and before the day was over they had killed twenty-two thousand Israelite soldiers. International Standard Version The descendants of Benjamin came out of Gibeah, and 22,000 soldiers of Israel fell in battle that day. Majority Standard Bible And the Benjamites came out of Gibeah and cut down 22,000 Israelites on the battlefield that day. NET Bible The Benjaminites attacked from Gibeah and struck down twenty-two thousand Israelites that day. New Heart English Bible The people of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah, and destroyed down to the ground of the Israelites on that day twenty-two thousand men. Webster's Bible Translation And the children of Benjamin came forth from Gibeah, and destroyed down to the ground of the Israelites that day twenty and two thousand men. World English Bible The children of Benjamin came out of Gibeah, and on that day destroyed twenty-two thousand of the Israelite men down to the ground. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand the sons of Benjamin come out from Gibeah, and destroy twenty-two thousand men in Israel on that day—to the earth. Young's Literal Translation and the sons of Benjamin come out from Gibeah, and destroy in Israel on that day two and twenty thousand men -- to the earth. Smith's Literal Translation And the sons of Benjamin will come forth from Gibeah, and they will destroy in that day in Israel twenty and two thousand men to the earth. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd the children of Benjamin coming out of Gabaa, slew of the children of Israel that day two and twenty thousand men. Catholic Public Domain Version And the sons of Benjamin, departing from Gibeah, slew twenty-two thousand men from the sons of Israel, on that day. New American Bible The Benjaminites marched out of Gibeah that day and felled twenty-two thousand men of Israel. New Revised Standard Version The Benjaminites came out of Gibeah, and struck down on that day twenty-two thousand of the Israelites. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd the Benjamites came forth out of Gibeah, and put themselves in array against Israel, and left dead on the ground that day twenty-two thousand men of the children of Israel. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the sons of Benjamin went out from Gebah and were arrayed against Israel, and they cast down of Israel who battled with them on that day, twenty two thousand men to the ground OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And the children of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah, and destroyed down to the ground of the Israelites on that day twenty and two thousand men. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the sons of Benjamin went forth from Gabaa, and they destroyed in Israel on that day two and twenty thousand men down to the ground. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Civil War Against Benjamin…20And the men of Israel went out to fight against Benjamin and took up their battle positions at Gibeah. 21And the Benjamites came out of Gibeah and cut down 22,000 Israelites on the battlefield that day. 22But the Israelite army took courage and again took their battle positions in the same place where they had arrayed themselves on the first day.… Cross References Joshua 7:5 And the men of Ai struck down about thirty-six of them, chasing them from the gate as far as the quarries and striking them down on the slopes. So the hearts of the people melted and became like water. 1 Samuel 4:2 The Philistines arrayed themselves against Israel, and as the battle spread, Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who struck down about four thousand men on the battlefield. 1 Samuel 4:10 So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and each man fled to his tent. The slaughter was very great—thirty thousand foot soldiers of Israel fell. 2 Samuel 2:17 The battle that day was intense, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by the servants of David. 2 Samuel 18:7 There the people of Israel were defeated by David’s servants, and the slaughter was great that day—twenty thousand men. 2 Chronicles 28:6 For in one day Pekah son of Remaliah killed 120,000 valiant men in Judah. This happened because they had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers. Hosea 9:9 They have deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of Gibeah; He will remember their guilt; He will punish their sins. Hosea 10:9 Since the days of Gibeah you have sinned, O Israel, and there you have remained. Did not the battle in Gibeah overtake the sons of iniquity? Psalm 78:60-64 He abandoned the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent He had pitched among men. / He delivered His strength to captivity, and His splendor to the hand of the adversary. / He surrendered His people to the sword because He was enraged by His heritage. ... Isaiah 9:19-21 By the wrath of the LORD of Hosts the land is scorched, and the people are fuel for the fire. No man even spares his brother. / They carve out what is on the right, but they are still hungry; they eat what is on the left, but they are still not satisfied. Each one devours the flesh of his own offspring. / Manasseh devours Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasseh; together they turn against Judah. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised. Jeremiah 12:12 Over all the barren heights in the wilderness the destroyers have come, for the sword of the LORD devours from one end of the earth to the other. No flesh has peace. Matthew 24:21 For at that time there will be great tribulation, unseen from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again. Luke 21:22-24 For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written. / How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers! For there will be great distress upon the land and wrath against this people. / They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. Romans 11:4-5 And what was the divine reply to him? “I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.” / In the same way, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace. 1 Corinthians 10:11 Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come. Treasury of Scripture And the children of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah, and destroyed down to the ground of the Israelites that day twenty and two thousand men. the children Genesis 49:27 Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil. Hosea 10:9 O Israel, thou hast sinned from the days of Gibeah: there they stood: the battle in Gibeah against the children of iniquity did not overtake them. destroyed Deuteronomy 23:9 When the host goeth forth against thine enemies, then keep thee from every wicked thing. 2 Chronicles 28:10 And now ye purpose to keep under the children of Judah and Jerusalem for bondmen and bondwomen unto you: but are there not with you, even with you, sins against the LORD your God? Psalm 33:16 There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength. Jump to Previous Benjamin Benjaminites Benjamites Children Cut Destroyed Earth Israel Israelites Thousand Twenty Twenty-TwoJump to Next Benjamin Benjaminites Benjamites Children Cut Destroyed Earth Israel Israelites Thousand Twenty Twenty-TwoJudges 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. The Benjamites The tribe of Benjamin, one of the twelve tribes of Israel, is central to this narrative. Historically, the Benjamites were known for their fierce warrior skills and were often depicted as a small but formidable tribe. The Hebrew root for Benjamin, "Binyamin," means "son of the right hand," indicating strength and favor. This tribe's involvement in the conflict highlights the internal strife within Israel, as they chose to defend their own against the collective judgment of the other tribes. came out of Gibeah and cut down twenty-two thousand Israelites on the battlefield that day Destroyed down to the ground--i.e., laid them dead on the ground, as in Judges 6:25. Twenty and two thousand men.--This immense slaughter shows the extraordinary fierceness of the battle. The Benjamite force must have nearly killed a man apiece. Verse 21. - Came forth out of Gibeah, etc. Gibeah (sometimes called Geba, literally, the hill) was doubtless very difficult to assault, and the steep approach greatly favoured the defenders. The men of Judah probably came up carelessly, and with an overweening confidence, and so met with a terrible disaster. The word destroyed here used is the same as is applied to the destroying angel (Exodus 12:23; 2 Samuel 24:16; see also 2 Chronicles 24:23).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then the Benjamitesבְנֵֽי־ (ḇə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son came out וַיֵּצְא֥וּ (way·yê·ṣə·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim of מִן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of Gibeah הַגִּבְעָ֑ה (hag·giḇ·‘āh) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1390: Gibeah -- 'hill', three cities in Palestine and cut down וַיַּשְׁחִ֨יתוּ (way·yaš·ḥî·ṯū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7843: Perhaps to go to ruin 22,000 שְׁנַ֨יִם (šə·na·yim) Number - md Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number) Israelites בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל (ḇə·yiś·rā·’êl) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc on the battlefield אָֽרְצָה׃ (’ā·rə·ṣāh) Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land that הַה֗וּא (ha·hū) Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are day. בַּיּ֣וֹם (bay·yō·wm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day Links Judges 20:21 NIVJudges 20:21 NLT Judges 20:21 ESV Judges 20:21 NASB Judges 20:21 KJV Judges 20:21 BibleApps.com Judges 20:21 Biblia Paralela Judges 20:21 Chinese Bible Judges 20:21 French Bible Judges 20:21 Catholic Bible OT History: Judges 20:21 The children of Benjamin came forth out (Jd Judg. 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