Judges20
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1 Then the of , from to , including the of , and the as to the Lord at .
2 And the of the , of the of , themselves in the of the of , on that the .
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7 , you of , of you, your and .
8 And the as , , of us will to his , and of us will to his .
9 But is we will to : we will it by ,
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11 So the of against the , as .
12 And the of through the of , , has among you?
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15 And the of out of their on that who the , besides the of , who .
16 were who were ; every one a at a and .
17 And the of , apart from , who the ; were of .
18 The of and to and of , shall for us to against the of ? And the Lord , shall go up .
19 Then the of in the and .
20 And the of to against , and the of the against them at .
21 The of of and on that of the .
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23 And the of and the Lord the . And they of the Lord, Shall we draw to against our , the of ? And the Lord , them.
24 So the of came against the of the .
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26 Then the of , the , and to and . They the Lord and that , and and the Lord.
27 And the of of the Lord (for the of the of was ,
28 and the of , of , it ), , Shall we once to against our , the of , or shall we ? And the Lord , Go , for I will them into your .
29 So men in .
30 And the of against the of on the and set themselves in against , as at .
31 And the of the and were from the . And as at other they to and some of the in the , of to and the to , and in the open , about of .
32 And the of , They are us, as at the . But the of , Let us and them away the to the .
33 And the of of their and set themselves in at , and the of who were in of their from .
34 And there of , and the was , but the Benjaminites did that was them.
35 And the Lord , and the of of that . these were men who the .
36 So the of they were . The of to , they the men in they had against .
37 Then the men in and against ; the men in and the with the of the .
38 Now the between the of the men in the main was that when they made a of rise out of the
39 the of should in . Now had to and about of . , they are us, as in the .
40 But when the to out of the in a of , the them, and , the of the in smoke to .
41 Then the of , and the of were , they was them.
42 Therefore they their backs the of in the of the , but the them. And those came of the were them in their .
43 the , they them and trod them from as far as on the .
44 of , of them of .
45 And they and toward the to the of . of them were in the . And they were to , and of them were .
46 So who that of were who the , of them of .
47 But and toward the to the of and at the of .
48 And the of against the of and them with the of the , the , and that they . And the that they they on .
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Judges 20Public-domain commentary and original-language notes for Judges 20. The full AI study guide (summary, themes, context) has its own page.
Chapter Summary
In this chapter: The tribe of Benjamin nearly extirpated. (1-48).
vv1-48
The Israelites' abhorrence of the crime committed at Gibeah, and their resolution to punish the criminals, were right; but they formed their resolves with too much haste and self-confidence. The eternal ruin of souls will be worse, and more fearful, than these desolations of a tribe.
Key Words
כֹּל: properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
בֵּן: a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
יִשְׂרָאֵל: Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
יָצָא: to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
דָּן: Dan, one of the sons of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory; likewise a place in Palestine colonized by them
בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע: Beer-Sheba, a place in Palestine
אֶרֶץ: the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
גִּלְעָד: Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three Israelites
עֵדָה: a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd)
קָהַל: to convoke
Cross References
Judges 20Direct reference back to the cutting and sending of the concubine's body parts to summon Israel.
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The Mosaic law regarding the investigation and destruction of a city that turns to wickedness.
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The direct sequel to the Levite's initial request for advice and consideration.
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Identifies Mizpah as a city in the territory of Benjamin, near the crime scene.
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The legal requirement to inquire and make search diligently before executing corporate judgment.
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The term 'children of Belial' matches the law regarding those who draw a city away.
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Ehud, like these 700 elite slingers of Benjamin, was a left-handed Benjamite warrior.
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The Mosaic prescription for inquiring of God before the priest using the Urim.
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Jacob's prophecy of Benjamin as a ravenous wolf devouring the prey is fulfilled.
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Phinehas, who previously stayed the plague in Shittim, is active here inquiring of God.
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The strategy of setting liers in wait closely mirrors Joshua's ambush at Ai.
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The mob besieging the house in Gibeah directly echoes the sin of Sodom.
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Parallels the opening of Judges, where Judah is also designated to go up first.
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The survival of the six hundred men at the rock of Rimmon is resolved.
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Deuteronomy's ban on a city of Belial: killing cattle and burning the city entirely.
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