Judges 20:21

And the children of Benjamin coming out of Gabaa slew of the children of Israel that day two and twenty thousand men.

Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner, 1752)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

20And going out from thence to fight against Benjamin, began to assault the city.

22Again Israel, trusting in their strength and their number, set their army in array in the same place, where they had fought before: Trusting in their strength... The Lord suffered them to be overthrown and many of them to be slain, though their cause was just; partly in punishment of the idolatry which they exercised or tolerated in the tribe of Dan, and elsewhere; and partly because they trusted in their own strength; and therefore, though he bid them fight, he would not give them the victory, till they were thoroughly humbled and had learned to trust in him alone.

Read all of Judges 20

Cross References

Deuteronomy 23:9When thou goest out to war against thy enemies, thou shalt keep thyself from every evil thing.

2 Chronicles 28:10Moreover you have a mind to keep under the children of Juda and Jerusalem for your bondmen and bondwomen, which ought not to be done: for you have sinned in this against the Lord your God.

Psalms 73:18Remember this, the enemy hath reproached the Lord: and a foolish people hath provoked thy name.

Ecclesiastes 9:1All these things have I considered in my heart, that I might carefully understand them: there are just men and wise men, and their works are in the hand of God: and yet man knoweth not whether he be worthy of love, or hatred:

Hosea 10:9From the days of Gabaa, Israel hath sinned, there they stood: the battle in Gabaa against the children of iniquity shall not overtake them.

Matthew Henry on Judges 20:19-26

18 And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the Lord said, Judah shall go up first. 19 And the children of Israel rose up in the morning, and encamped against Gibeah. 20 And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men of Israel put themselves in array to fight against them at Gibeah. 21 And the children of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah, and… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Judges 20:21