Judges 20:17

The men of Israel, besides Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men who drew sword: all these were men of war.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

16Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men left-handed; everyone could sling stones at a hair and not miss.

18The children of Israel arose, and went up to Bethel, and asked counsel of God; and they said, "Who shall go up for us first to battle against the children of Benjamin?"The Lord said, "Judah first."

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Cross References

Numbers 1:46even all those who were numbered were six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty.

Judges 20:2The leaders of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen who drew sword.

1 Samuel 11:8He numbered them in Bezek; and the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.

1 Chronicles 21:5Joab gave up the sum of the numbering of the people to David. All those of Israel were one million one hundred thousand men who drew sword: and in Judah were four hundred seventy thousand men who drew sword.

Matthew Henry on Judges 20:13-18

The War with the Benjamites. ( b. c. 1410.) 12 And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin, saying, What wickedness is this that is done among you? 13 Now therefore deliver us the men, the children of Belial, which are in Gibeah, that we may put them to death, and put away evil from Israel. But the children of Benjamin would not hearken to the voice of their brethren the children of Israel: 14 But the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities unto Gibeah, to go out… Read the whole commentary →

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