Judges 20:22

And the people, the men of Israel, encouraged themselves, and set the battle again in array in the place where they set themselves in array the first day.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

And the people the men of Israel encouraged themselves, and set their battle again in array in the place where they put themselves in array the first day.

In Context

21And 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.

23And the children of Israel went up and wept before the LORD until even; and they asked of the LORD, saying: 'Shall I again draw nigh to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother?' And the LORD said: 'Go up against him.'

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Cross References

Judges 20:17And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword; all these were men of war.

2 Samuel 11:25Then David said unto the messenger: 'Thus shalt thou say unto Joab: Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth in one manner or another; make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it; and encourage thou him.'

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 →

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