Judges 21:10
And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the + 21:10 Gr. sons of strength.strongest, and they charged them, saying, Go ye and smite the inhabitants of Jabis Galaad with the + 21:10 Gr. mouth.edge of the sword.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
9And the people were numbered, and there was not there a man from the inhabitants of Jabis Galaad.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 13:15then thou shalt enquire and ask, and search diligently, and behold, if the thing is clearly true, and this abomination has taken place among you,
Judges 5:23to curse Meroz: Curse ye it, said the angel of the Lord; cursed is every one that dwells in it, because they came not to the help of the Lord, to his help among the mighty.
1 Samuel 11:7And he took two cows, and cut them in pieces, and sent them into all the coasts of Israel by the hand of messengers, saying, Whoso comes not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall they do to his oxen: and a transport from the Lord came upon the people of Israel, and they + 11:7 Lit. cried out.came out to battle as one man.
Matthew Henry on Judges 21:2-16
Lamentation for the Benjamites; Wives Provided for the Benjamites. ( b. c. 1409.) 1 Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife. 2 And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore; 3 And said, O Lord God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to day one tribe lacking in Israel? 4 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early,… Read the whole commentary →