Judges 20:15

And the sons of Benjamin were numbered on that day, out of the cities, twenty-six thousand men, that drew the sword,—besides, of the inhabitants of Gibeah, were numbered seven hundred chosen men.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And the children of Benjamin were numbered at that time out of the cities twenty and six thousand men that drew sword, beside the inhabitants of Gibeah, which were numbered seven hundred chosen men.

In Context

14Then did the sons of Benjamin gather themselves together out of the cities, unto Gibeah,—to go forth to battle against the sons of Israel.

16Out of all this people, were seven hundred chosen men, left-handed,—any one of whom could sling with a stone to a hair’s-breadth, and not miss.

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Cross References

Numbers 1:37such as were numbered of them as belonging to the tribe of Benjamin, thirty-five thousand and four hundred.

Judges 20:22And the people, the men of Israel, encouraged themselves,—and again set themselves in array for battle in the place where they had set themselves in array on the first day.

Judges 20:35Thus Yahweh smote Benjamin before Israel, and the sons of Israel destroyed in Benjamin, that day, twenty-five thousand and one hundred men,—all these, drew the 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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