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The fighting was so heavy that the Benjamites did not realize how near disaster was. <a href="/nlt/judges/20.htm">New Living Translation</a> There were 10,000 elite Israelite troops who advanced against Gibeah. The fighting was so heavy that Benjamin didn’t realize the impending disaster. <a href="/esv/judges/20.htm">English Standard Version</a> And there came against Gibeah 10,000 chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was hard, but the Benjaminites did not know that disaster was close upon them. <a href="/bsb/judges/20.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Then 10,000 select men from all Israel made a frontal assault against Gibeah, and the battle was fierce. But the Benjamites did not realize that disaster was upon them. <a href="/kjv/judges/20.htm">King James Bible</a> And there came against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was sore: but they knew not that evil was near them. <a href="/nkjv/judges/20.htm">New King James Version</a> And ten thousand select men from all Israel came against Gibeah, and the battle was fierce. But the Benjamites did not know that disaster was upon them. <a href="/nasb_/judges/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> When ten thousand choice men from all Israel came against Gibeah, the battle became fierce; but Benjamin did not know that disaster was close to them. <a href="/nasb/judges/20.htm">NASB 1995</a> When ten thousand choice men from all Israel came against Gibeah, the battle became fierce; but Benjamin did not know that disaster was close to them. <a href="/nasb77/judges/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a> When ten thousand choice men from all Israel came against Gibeah, the battle became fierce; but Benjamin did not know that disaster was close to them. <a href="/lsb/judges/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then 10,000 choice men from all Israel came against Gibeah, and the battle became heavy; but Benjamin did not know that calamity was about to reach them. <a href="/amp/judges/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a> When the ten thousand choice [fighting] men from all Israel came against Gibeah, the battle was hard and fierce; but the Benjamites did not realize that disaster was about to strike them. <a href="/csb/judges/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then ten thousand fit young men from all Israel made a frontal assault against Gibeah, and the battle was fierce, but the Benjaminites did not know that disaster was about to strike them. <a href="/hcsb/judges/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then 10,000 choice men from all Israel made a frontal assault against Gibeah, and the battle was fierce, but the Benjaminites did not know that disaster was about to strike them. <a href="/asv/judges/20.htm">American Standard Version</a> And there came over against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was sore; but they knew not that evil was close upon them. <a href="/erv/judges/20.htm">English Revised Version</a> And there came over against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was sore: but they knew not that evil was close upon them. <a href="/gwt/judges/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Then 10,000 of Israel's best men attacked Gibeah. The battle was fierce. But Benjamin's men didn't realize their own evil was about to overtake them. <a href="/gnt/judges/20.htm">Good News Translation</a> Ten thousand men, specially chosen out of all Israel, attacked Gibeah, and the fighting was hard. The Benjaminites had not realized that they were about to be destroyed. <a href="/isv/judges/20.htm">International Standard Version</a> As 10,000 of Israel's best soldiers came to fight Gibeah, the battle became fierce, but the army of Benjamin didn't know that disaster was close at hand. <a href="/msb/judges/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then 10,000 select men from all Israel made a frontal assault against Gibeah, and the battle was fierce. But the Benjamites did not realize that disaster was upon them. <a href="/net/judges/20.htm">NET Bible</a> Ten thousand men, well-trained soldiers from all Israel, then made a frontal assault against Gibeah--the battle was fierce. But the Benjaminites did not realize that disaster was at their doorstep. <a href="/nheb/judges/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> There came over against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was severe; but they didn't know that disaster was close upon them. <a href="/wbt/judges/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And there came against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was severe: but they knew not that evil was near them. <a href="/web/judges/20.htm">World English Bible</a> Ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel came over against Gibeah, and the battle was severe; but they didn’t know that disaster was close to them. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/judges/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And they come in from the front against Gibeah—ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel—and the battle [is] grievous, and they have not known that the calamity is reaching toward them. <a href="/ylt/judges/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And they come in over against Gibeah -- ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel -- and the battle is grievous, and they have not known that the evil is striking against them. <a href="/slt/judges/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And there will come forth from before against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men from all Israel, and the battle was heavy: and they knew not that evil touched upon them.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/judges/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And to march from the west side of the city. And other ten thousand men chosen out of all Israel attacked the inhabitants of the city. And the battle grew hot against the children of Benjamin: and they understood not that present death threatened them on every side. <a href="/cpdv/judges/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> and to advance upon the western part of the city. Moreover, another ten thousand men from all of Israel were provoking a conflict with the inhabitants of the city. And the war grew heavy against the sons of Benjamin. And they did not realize that, on all sides of them, death was imminent. <a href="/nabre/judges/20.htm">New American Bible</a> and advanced against Gibeah with ten thousand picked men from all Israel. The fighting was severe, but no one knew that a disaster was closing in. <a href="/nrsvce/judges/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> There came against Gibeah ten thousand picked men out of all Israel, and the battle was fierce. But the Benjaminites did not realize that disaster was close upon them.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/judges/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And there came toward Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was hard fought; but they did not know that disaster was near them. <a href="/hpbt/judges/20.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And ten thousand men came from next to Gebah, chosen men of all Israel, and the battle was severe, and they did not know that evil had fallen upon them<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/judges/20.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And there came over against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was sore; but they knew not that evil was close upon them. <a href="/sep/judges/20.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And there came over against Gabaa ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel; and the fight was severe; and they knew not that evil was coming upon them. <a href="/parallel/judges/20-34.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=6257" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/judges/20.htm">Civil War Against Benjamin</a> …33So all the men of Israel got up from their places and arrayed themselves at Baal-tamar, and the Israelites in ambush charged from their positions west of Gibeah. 34<a href="/hebrew/6235.htm" title="6235: ‘ă·śe·reṯ (Number-msc) -- Ten. Masculine of term aasarah; from asar; ten.">Then 10,000</a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505: ’ă·lā·p̄îm (Number-mp) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand."></a> <a href="/hebrew/977.htm" title="977: bā·ḥūr (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms) -- To choose. A primitive root; properly, to try, i.e. select.">select</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">men</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: mik·kāl (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">from all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/5048.htm" title="5048: min·ne·ḡeḏ (Prep-m) -- From nagad; a front, i.e. Part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually over against or before.">made a frontal</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">assault</a> <a href="/hebrew/1390.htm" title="1390: lag·giḇ·‘āh (Prep-l, Art:: N-proper-fs) -- Hill, three cities in Pal. The same as gib'ah; Gibah; the name of three places in Palestine.">against Gibeah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4421.htm" title="4421: wə·ham·mil·ḥā·māh (Conj-w, Art:: N-fs) -- A battle, war. From lacham; a battle; generally, war.">and the battle</a> <a href="/hebrew/3513.htm" title="3513: kā·ḇê·ḏāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- Or kabed; a primitive root; to be heavy, i.e. In a bad sense or in a good sense (in the same two senses).">was fierce.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: wə·hêm (Conj-w:: Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they.">But the Benjamites</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">did not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: yā·ḏə·‘ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">realize</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: hā·rā·‘āh (Art:: Adj-fs) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">disaster was</a> <a href="/hebrew/5060.htm" title="5060: nō·ḡa·‘aṯ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to touch, i.e. Lay the hand upon; by implication, to reach; violently, to strike.">upon</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">them.</a> 35The LORD defeated Benjamin in the presence of Israel, and on that day the Israelites slaughtered 25,100 Benjamites, all armed with swords.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/joshua/8-14.htm">Joshua 8:14-22</a> When the king of Ai saw the Israelites, he hurried out early in the morning with the men of the city to engage them in battle at an appointed place overlooking the Arabah. But he did not know that an ambush had been set up against him behind the city. / Joshua and all Israel let themselves be beaten back before them, and they fled toward the wilderness. / Then all the men of Ai were summoned to pursue them, and they followed Joshua and were drawn away from the city. ... <a href="/judges/8-10.htm">Judges 8:10-12</a> Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor with their army of about fifteen thousand men—all that were left of the armies of the people of the east. A hundred and twenty thousand swordsmen had already fallen. / And Gideon went up by way of the caravan route east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and he attacked their army, taking them by surprise. / When Zebah and Zalmunna fled, Gideon pursued and captured these two kings of Midian, routing their entire army. <a href="/1_samuel/14-20.htm">1 Samuel 14:20-23</a> Then Saul and all his troops assembled and marched to the battle, and they found the Philistines in total confusion, with each man wielding the sword against his neighbor. / And the Hebrews who had previously gone up into the surrounding camps to join the Philistines now went over to the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan. / When all the Israelites who had been hiding in the hill country of Ephraim heard that the Philistines were fleeing, they also joined the battle in close pursuit. ... <a href="/2_samuel/2-25.htm">2 Samuel 2:25-31</a> The Benjamites rallied to Abner, formed a single unit, and took their stand atop a hill. / Then Abner called out to Joab: “Must the sword devour forever? Do you not realize that this will only end in bitterness? How long before you tell the troops to stop pursuing their brothers?” / “As surely as God lives,” Joab replied, “if you had not spoken up, the troops would have continued pursuing their brothers until morning.” ... <a href="/2_chronicles/13-13.htm">2 Chronicles 13:13-17</a> Now Jeroboam had sent troops around to ambush from the rear, so that while he was in front of Judah, the ambush was behind them. / When Judah turned and discovered that the battle was both before and behind them, they cried out to the LORD. Then the priests blew the trumpets, / and the men of Judah raised the battle cry. And when they raised the cry, God routed Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah. ... <a href="/joshua/10-9.htm">Joshua 10:9-11</a> After marching all night from Gilgal, Joshua caught them by surprise. / And the LORD threw them into confusion before Israel, who defeated them in a great slaughter at Gibeon, pursued them along the ascent to Beth-horon, and struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah. / As they fled before Israel along the descent from Beth-horon to Azekah, the LORD cast down on them large hailstones from the sky, and more of them were killed by the hailstones than by the swords of the Israelites. <a href="/1_samuel/30-1.htm">1 Samuel 30:1-8</a> On the third day David and his men arrived in Ziklag, and the Amalekites had raided the Negev, attacked Ziklag, and burned it down. / They had taken captive the women and all who were there, both young and old. They had not killed anyone, but had carried them off as they went on their way. / When David and his men came to the city, they found it burned down and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive. ... <a href="/2_kings/3-24.htm">2 Kings 3:24-27</a> But when the Moabites came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and attacked them, and they fled before them. So the Israelites invaded their land and struck down the Moabites. / They destroyed the cities, and each man threw stones on every good field until it was covered. They stopped up every spring and cut down every good tree. Only Kir-haraseth was left with stones in place, but men with slings surrounded it and attacked it as well. / When the king of Moab saw that the battle was too fierce for him, he took with him seven hundred swordsmen to break through to the king of Edom, but they could not prevail. ... <a href="/2_chronicles/20-22.htm">2 Chronicles 20:22-24</a> The moment they began their shouts and praises, the LORD set ambushes against the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir who had come against Judah, and they were defeated. / The Ammonites and Moabites rose up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir, devoting them to destruction. And when they had finished off the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy one another. / When the men of Judah came to a place overlooking the wilderness, they looked for the vast army, but there were only corpses lying on the ground; no one had escaped. <a href="/isaiah/28-21.htm">Isaiah 28:21</a> For the LORD will rise up as at Mount Perazim. He will rouse Himself as in the Valley of Gibeon, to do His work, His strange work, and to perform His task, His disturbing task. <a href="/matthew/24-15.htm">Matthew 24:15-22</a> So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand), / then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. / Let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve anything from his house. ... <a href="/luke/21-20.htm">Luke 21:20-24</a> But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near. / Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city. / For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written. ... <a href="/acts/2-19.htm">Acts 2:19-21</a> I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke. / The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord. / And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’ <a href="/romans/11-25.htm">Romans 11:25-27</a> I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in. / And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob. / And this is My covenant with them when I take away their sins.” <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-2.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:2-4</a> For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. / While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. / But you, brothers, are not in the darkness so that this day should overtake you like a thief.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And there came against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was sore: but they knew not that evil was near them.ten thousand<a href="/judges/20-29.htm">Judges 20:29</a> And Israel set liers in wait round about Gibeah.knew not<a href="/joshua/8-14.htm">Joshua 8:14</a> And it came to pass, when the king of Ai saw it, that they hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at a time appointed, before the plain; but he wist not that there were liers in ambush against him behind the city.<a href="/job/21-13.htm">Job 21:13</a> They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.<a href="/proverbs/4-19.htm">Proverbs 4:19</a> The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/20-29.htm">Attack</a> <a href="/judges/20-28.htm">Battle</a> <a href="/judges/20-32.htm">Benjamin</a> <a href="/judges/20-32.htm">Benjaminites</a> <a href="/judges/20-32.htm">Benjamites</a> <a href="/judges/20-32.htm">Children</a> <a href="/judges/20-16.htm">Choice</a> <a href="/judges/20-16.htm">Chosen</a> <a href="/judges/16-9.htm">Close</a> <a href="/judges/16-20.htm">Conscious</a> <a href="/joshua/24-20.htm">Disaster</a> <a href="/judges/20-13.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/judges/16-16.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/judges/1-35.htm">Heavy</a> <a href="/judges/20-33.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/judges/20-6.htm">Israel's</a> <a href="/judges/20-16.htm">Picked</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-59.htm">Severe</a> <a href="/judges/15-18.htm">Sore</a> <a href="/judges/20-10.htm">Ten</a> <a href="/judges/20-25.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-16.htm">Violent</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/20-38.htm">Attack</a> <a href="/judges/20-39.htm">Battle</a> <a href="/judges/20-35.htm">Benjamin</a> <a href="/judges/20-35.htm">Benjaminites</a> <a href="/judges/20-35.htm">Benjamites</a> <a href="/judges/20-35.htm">Children</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-29.htm">Choice</a> <a href="/1_samuel/8-18.htm">Chosen</a> <a href="/judges/20-41.htm">Close</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-17.htm">Conscious</a> <a href="/judges/20-41.htm">Disaster</a> <a href="/judges/20-41.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/judges/20-42.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-18.htm">Heavy</a> <a href="/judges/20-35.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-5.htm">Israel's</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-38.htm">Picked</a> <a href="/1_samuel/5-7.htm">Severe</a> <a href="/judges/21-2.htm">Sore</a> <a href="/ruth/1-4.htm">Ten</a> <a href="/judges/20-35.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-52.htm">Violent</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 20</div>1. <a href="/judges/20-1.htm">The Levite in a general assembly declared his wrong</a> 8. <a href="/judges/20-8.htm">The decree of the assembly</a> 12. <a href="/judges/20-12.htm">The Benjamites, being cited, make head against the Israelites</a> 18. <a href="/judges/20-18.htm">The Israelites in two battles lose forty thousand</a> 26. <a href="/judges/20-26.htm">They destroy by a plan all the Benjamites, except six hundred.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The selection of 10,000 men indicates a deliberate and organized approach, emphasizing the seriousness of the conflict. The term "select men" suggests these were elite warriors, chosen for their skill and bravery. The frontal assault signifies a direct and aggressive tactic, reflecting the intensity of the civil war within Israel. Gibeah, a city in the territory of Benjamin, was the focal point of this conflict due to the grievous sin committed there, as recounted in <a href="/judges/19.htm">Judges 19</a>. This event underscores the theme of justice and retribution in the narrative.and the battle was fierce The intensity of the battle is underscored by the word "fierce," indicating a brutal and hard-fought engagement. This reflects the deep divisions and the high stakes involved in this internal conflict among the tribes of Israel. The ferocity of the battle can be seen as a consequence of the moral and social decay depicted in the preceding chapters, where the lack of centralized leadership ("In those days Israel had no king") led to chaos and violence. The fierce nature of the battle also serves as a reminder of the destructive potential of sin and disobedience to God's covenant.But the Benjamites did not realize that disaster was upon them This phrase highlights the element of surprise and the impending doom for the tribe of Benjamin. The Benjamites' lack of awareness of their impending disaster can be seen as a metaphor for spiritual blindness and the consequences of sin. Their confidence, perhaps stemming from previous victories or a sense of invincibility, blinds them to the reality of their situation. This serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of pride and the failure to heed warnings. The disaster that befalls them is a direct result of their actions and the moral corruption that had taken root in Gibeah. This moment foreshadows the eventual downfall and near destruction of the tribe, illustrating the biblical principle that sin leads to judgment.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/1/10,000_choice_men_from_israel.htm">10,000 Choice Men from Israel</a> These were elite warriors selected from the tribes of Israel to execute judgment against the tribe of Benjamin for their grievous sin. 2. <a href="/topical/g/gibeah.htm">Gibeah</a> A city in the territory of Benjamin, where the heinous crime against the Levite's concubine took place, leading to the conflict. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_battle.htm">The Battle</a> A fierce confrontation between the Israelites and the Benjamites, highlighting the severity of internal conflict within the nation of Israel. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_benjamites.htm">The Benjamites</a> The tribe of Benjamin, who were defending Gibeah and were unaware of the impending disaster due to their sin and pride. 5. <a href="/topical/d/disaster.htm">Disaster</a> The impending defeat and judgment upon the Benjamites, which they did not foresee due to their overconfidence and moral blindness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a> Sin, especially when unrepented, leads to severe consequences. The Benjamites' refusal to address the sin in Gibeah resulted in disaster. <a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_pride.htm">The Danger of Pride</a> Pride can blind us to impending danger. The Benjamites' overconfidence led them to underestimate the threat posed by the Israelites. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_justice.htm">The Importance of Justice</a> God values justice, and there are times when His people are called to act against evil. However, it must be done with discernment and humility. <a href="/topical/u/unity_among_god's_people.htm">Unity Among God's People</a> Internal conflict among believers can be devastating. The tribes of Israel fighting each other serves as a warning against division within the body of Christ. <a href="/topical/a/awareness_of_spiritual_blindness.htm">Awareness of Spiritual Blindness</a> Like the Benjamites, we can be unaware of our spiritual state. Regular self-examination and repentance are crucial.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_20.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 20</a> <a href="/q/how_did_26,000_benjamites_resist_israel.htm">Judges 20:15 - How could only 26,000 men from Benjamin withstand the combined forces of Israel for so long, given the massive numerical imbalance?</a> <a href="/q/why_promote_abduction_in_judges_21_20-23.htm">Why does the text promote the abduction of women as a solution for the tribe of Benjamin (Judges 21:20-23)?</a> <a href="/q/why_would_god_allow_violent_vows.htm">How could an all-knowing God condone vows leading to violence against families and communities (Judges 21:1-11)?</a> <a href="/q/judges_20__is_there_archeological_proof.htm">Judges 20 (entire chapter) - Is there any archeological evidence supporting so great a civil war among the tribes of Israel, or are the events purely literary?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/judges/20.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(34) Ten thousand chosen men.--Though the verse is obscurely expressed, the meaning probably is that this was the number of the ambuscade of picked warriors. If it means that this was the Israelite force left after the slaughter of 40,000, we are not told the number of the ambush.The battle was sore.--It would be a battle in which the Benjamites were now attacked both in front and rear.But.--Rather, and.They knew not that evil was near them--i.e., as we should say, "that the hour of their ruin had come," or, as the Vulg. has it, quod ex omni parte illis instaret interitus, "that destruction was threatening them on every side." (Comp. <a href="/isaiah/47-10.htm" title="For you have trusted in your wickedness: you have said, None sees me. Your wisdom and your knowledge, it has perverted you; and you have said in your heart, I am, and none else beside me.">Isaiah 47:10</a>.)<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/judges/20.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 34. - Against Gibeah, i.e. against the army of Gibeah. The sense seems to be that the 10,000 Israelites who had been fleeing before Benjamin, and drawing them away from the city, now faced them, and commenced a resolute attack upon them, which at first the Benjamites, not knowing of the ambushment in their rear met with equal resolution, so that "the battle was sore." But the result, the details of which are given at length in vers. 36-46, was that 25,100 Benjamites fell that day (see ver. 46). <a href="/commentaries/judges/20-34.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then 10,000 עֲשֶׂרֶת֩ (‘ă·śe·reṯ) Number - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6235.htm">Strong's 6235: </a> Ten select בָּחוּר֙ (bā·ḥūr) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_970.htm">Strong's 970: </a> Selected, a youth men אִ֤ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person from all מִכָּל־ (mik·kāl) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc made a frontal מִנֶּ֨גֶד (min·ne·ḡeḏ) Preposition-m <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5048.htm">Strong's 5048: </a> A front, part opposite, a counterpart, mate, over against, before assault וַיָּבֹאוּ֩ (way·yā·ḇō·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go against Gibeah, לַגִּבְעָ֜ה (lag·giḇ·‘āh) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1390.htm">Strong's 1390: </a> Gibeah -- 'hill', three cities in Palestine and the battle וְהַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה (wə·ham·mil·ḥā·māh) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4421.htm">Strong's 4421: </a> A battle, war was fierce. כָּבֵ֑דָה (kā·ḇê·ḏāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3513.htm">Strong's 3513: </a> To be heavy, weighty, or burdensome But the Benjamites וְהֵם֙ (wə·hêm) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> They did not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no realize יָדְע֔וּ (yā·ḏə·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> To know that כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction disaster [was] הָרָעָֽה׃ (hā·rā·‘āh) Article | Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> Bad, evil upon נֹגַ֥עַת (nō·ḡa·‘aṯ) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5060.htm">Strong's 5060: </a> To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike them. עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם (‘ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/20-34.htm">Judges 20:34 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/judges/20-34.htm">Judges 20:34 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/judges/20-34.htm">Judges 20:34 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/judges/20-34.htm">Judges 20:34 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/judges/20-34.htm">Judges 20:34 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/20-34.htm">Judges 20:34 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/20-34.htm">Judges 20:34 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/20-34.htm">Judges 20:34 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/judges/20-34.htm">Judges 20:34 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/judges/20-34.htm">Judges 20:34 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/judges/20-34.htm">OT History: Judges 20:34 There came over against Gibeah ten thousand (Jd Judg. 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