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href="/bsb/judges/20.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/judges/20.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />The Benjamites came out of Gibeah and cut down twenty-two thousand Israelites on the battlefield that day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/judges/20.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But Benjamin’s warriors, who were defending the town, came out and killed 22,000 Israelites on the battlefield that day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/judges/20.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The people of Benjamin came out of Gibeah and destroyed on that day 22,000 men of the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/judges/20.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the Benjamites came out of Gibeah and cut down 22,000 Israelites on the battlefield that day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/judges/20.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the children of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah, and destroyed down to the ground of the Israelites that day twenty and two thousand men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/judges/20.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then the children of Benjamin came out of Gibeah, and on that day cut down to the ground twenty-two thousand men of the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/judges/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the sons of Benjamin came out of Gibeah and struck to the ground on that day twenty-two thousand men of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/judges/20.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then the sons of Benjamin came out of Gibeah and felled to the ground on that day 22,000 men of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/judges/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then the sons of Benjamin came out of Gibeah and felled to the ground on that day 22,000 men of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/judges/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then the sons of Benjamin came out of Gibeah and destroyed to the ground on that day 22,000 men of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/judges/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The sons of Benjamin came out of Gibeah and struck to the ground on that day twenty-two thousand [fighting] men of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/judges/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The Benjaminites came out of Gibeah and slaughtered twenty-two thousand men of Israel on the field that day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/judges/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The Benjaminites came out of Gibeah and slaughtered 22,000 men of Israel on the field that day. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/judges/20.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/judges/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Benjamin's soldiers came out of Gibeah and attacked, and when the day was over, 22,000 Israelite soldiers lay dead on the ground. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/judges/20.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/judges/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />That day the men of Benjamin came out from Gibeah. They slaughtered 22,000 of Israel's men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/judges/20.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The army of Benjamin came out of the city, and before the day was over they had killed twenty-two thousand Israelite soldiers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/judges/20.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The descendants of Benjamin came out of Gibeah, and 22,000 soldiers of Israel fell in battle that day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/judges/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the Benjamites came out of Gibeah and cut down 22,000 Israelites on the battlefield that day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/judges/20.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The Benjaminites attacked from Gibeah and struck down twenty-two thousand Israelites that day. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/judges/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The people of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah, and destroyed down to the ground of the Israelites on that day twenty-two thousand men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/judges/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the children of Benjamin came forth from Gibeah, and destroyed down to the ground of the Israelites that day twenty and two thousand men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/judges/20.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The children of Benjamin came out of Gibeah, and on that day destroyed twenty-two thousand of the Israelite men down to the ground. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/judges/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and the sons of Benjamin come out from Gibeah, and destroy twenty-two thousand men in Israel on that day—to the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/judges/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and the sons of Benjamin come out from Gibeah, and destroy in Israel on that day two and twenty thousand men -- to the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/judges/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the sons of Benjamin will come forth from Gibeah, and they will destroy in that day in Israel twenty and two thousand men to the earth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/judges/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the children of Benjamin coming out of Gabaa, slew of the children of Israel that day two and twenty thousand men. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/judges/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the sons of Benjamin, departing from Gibeah, slew twenty-two thousand men from the sons of Israel, on that day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/judges/20.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The Benjaminites marched out of Gibeah that day and felled twenty-two thousand men of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/judges/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The Benjaminites came out of Gibeah, and struck down on that day twenty-two thousand of the Israelites.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/judges/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the Benjamites came forth out of Gibeah, and put themselves in array against Israel, and left dead on the ground that day twenty-two thousand men of the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/judges/20.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the sons of Benjamin went out from Gebah and were arrayed against Israel, and they cast down of Israel who battled with them on that day, twenty two thousand men to the ground<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/judges/20.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/judges/20.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the sons of Benjamin went forth from Gabaa, and they destroyed in Israel on that day two and twenty thousand men down to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/judges/20-21.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=6120" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/judges/20.htm">Civil War Against Benjamin</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">20</span>And the men of Israel went out to fight against Benjamin and took up their battle positions at Gibeah. <span class="reftext">21</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">And the Benjamites</a> <a href="/hebrew/1144.htm" title="1144: ḇin·yā·min (N-proper-ms) -- From ben and yamiyn; son of right hand; Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: way·yê·ṣə·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">came out</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">of</a> <a href="/hebrew/1390.htm" title="1390: hag·giḇ·‘āh (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- Hill, three cities in Pal. The same as gib'ah; Gibah; the name of three places in Palestine.">Gibeah</a> <a href="/hebrew/7843.htm" title="7843: way·yaš·ḥî·ṯū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- Perhaps to go to ruin. A primitive root; to decay, i.e. ruin.">and cut down</a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·na·yim (Number-md) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">22,000</a> <a href="/hebrew/6242.htm" title="6242: wə·‘eś·rîm (Conj-w:: Number-cp) -- Twenty. From eser; twenty; also twentieth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505: ’e·lep̄ (Number-ms) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand."></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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: ḇə·yiś·rā·’êl (Prep-b:: N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israelites</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’ā·rə·ṣāh (N-fs:: 3fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">on the battlefield</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: ha·hū (Art:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bay·yō·wm (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day.</a> </span><span class="reftext">22</span>But the Israelite army took courage and again took their battle positions in the same place where they had arrayed themselves on the first day.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/7-5.htm">Joshua 7:5</a></span><br />And the men of Ai struck down about thirty-six of them, chasing them from the gate as far as the quarries and striking them down on the slopes. So the hearts of the people melted and became like water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/4-2.htm">1 Samuel 4:2</a></span><br />The Philistines arrayed themselves against Israel, and as the battle spread, Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who struck down about four thousand men on the battlefield.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/4-10.htm">1 Samuel 4:10</a></span><br />So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and each man fled to his tent. The slaughter was very great—thirty thousand foot soldiers of Israel fell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/2-17.htm">2 Samuel 2:17</a></span><br />The battle that day was intense, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by the servants of David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/18-7.htm">2 Samuel 18:7</a></span><br />There the people of Israel were defeated by David’s servants, and the slaughter was great that day—twenty thousand men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/28-6.htm">2 Chronicles 28:6</a></span><br />For in one day Pekah son of Remaliah killed 120,000 valiant men in Judah. This happened because they had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/9-9.htm">Hosea 9:9</a></span><br />They have deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of Gibeah; He will remember their guilt; He will punish their sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/10-9.htm">Hosea 10:9</a></span><br />Since the days of Gibeah you have sinned, O Israel, and there you have remained. Did not the battle in Gibeah overtake the sons of iniquity?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-60.htm">Psalm 78:60-64</a></span><br />He abandoned the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent He had pitched among men. / He delivered His strength to captivity, and His splendor to the hand of the adversary. / He surrendered His people to the sword because He was enraged by His heritage. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/9-19.htm">Isaiah 9:19-21</a></span><br />By the wrath of the LORD of Hosts the land is scorched, and the people are fuel for the fire. No man even spares his brother. / They carve out what is on the right, but they are still hungry; they eat what is on the left, but they are still not satisfied. Each one devours the flesh of his own offspring. / Manasseh devours Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasseh; together they turn against Judah. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/12-12.htm">Jeremiah 12:12</a></span><br />Over all the barren heights in the wilderness the destroyers have come, for the sword of the LORD devours from one end of the earth to the other. No flesh has peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-21.htm">Matthew 24:21</a></span><br />For at that time there will be great tribulation, unseen from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-22.htm">Luke 21:22-24</a></span><br />For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written. / How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers! For there will be great distress upon the land and wrath against this people. / They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-4.htm">Romans 11:4-5</a></span><br />And what was the divine reply to him? “I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.” / In the same way, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-11.htm">1 Corinthians 10:11</a></span><br />Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the children of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah, and destroyed down to the ground of the Israelites that day twenty and two thousand men.</p><p class="hdg">the children</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/49-27.htm">Genesis 49:27</a></b></br> Benjamin shall ravin <i>as</i> a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/10-9.htm">Hosea 10:9</a></b></br> O Israel, thou hast sinned from the days of Gibeah: there they stood: the battle in Gibeah against the children of iniquity did not overtake them.</p><p class="hdg">destroyed</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/23-9.htm">Deuteronomy 23:9</a></b></br> When the host goeth forth against thine enemies, then keep thee from every wicked thing.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/28-10.htm">2 Chronicles 28:10</a></b></br> And now ye purpose to keep under the children of Judah and Jerusalem for bondmen and bondwomen unto you: <i>but are there</i> not with you, even with you, sins against the LORD your God?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/33-16.htm">Psalm 33:16</a></b></br> There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/20-20.htm">Benjamin</a> <a href="/judges/20-18.htm">Benjaminites</a> <a href="/judges/20-20.htm">Benjamites</a> <a href="/judges/20-19.htm">Children</a> <a href="/judges/20-6.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/judges/9-45.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/judges/19-27.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/judges/20-20.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/judges/20-19.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/judges/20-17.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/judges/20-15.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/judges/10-3.htm">Twenty-Two</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/20-23.htm">Benjamin</a> <a href="/judges/20-24.htm">Benjaminites</a> <a href="/judges/20-25.htm">Benjamites</a> <a href="/judges/20-23.htm">Children</a> <a href="/judges/20-25.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/judges/20-25.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/judges/20-25.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/judges/20-22.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/judges/20-24.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/judges/20-25.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/judges/20-35.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-5.htm">Twenty-Two</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 20</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/20-1.htm">The Levite in a general assembly declared his wrong</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/20-8.htm">The decree of the assembly</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/20-12.htm">The Benjamites, being cited, make head against the Israelites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/20-18.htm">The Israelites in two battles lose forty thousand</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/20-26.htm">They destroy by a plan all the Benjamites, except six hundred.</a></span><br></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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Gibeah, a city within Benjamin's territory, is significant as the site of a grievous crime that led to this battle (Judges 19). The Benjamites' defense of Gibeah highlights tribal loyalty and the severe breakdown of unity among the Israelites. Gibeah's location, identified with modern Tell el-Ful, was strategically important, providing a defensible position.<p><b>and cut down 22,000 Israelites</b><br>The phrase indicates a devastating defeat for the Israelites, who vastly outnumbered the Benjamites. This loss underscores the seriousness of internal strife and the consequences of sin within the community. The number 22,000 may symbolize completeness in judgment, reflecting the severity of the situation. This event parallels other instances in Scripture where Israel suffers due to disobedience or moral failure, such as the defeat at Ai (Joshua 7).<p><b>on the battlefield that day</b><br>The battlefield context emphasizes the physical and spiritual warfare occurring among God's people. The phrase "that day" suggests a specific, divinely appointed time for judgment. This battle is part of a larger narrative of Israel's cyclical sin and redemption, illustrating the need for a righteous leader. It foreshadows the coming of a perfect Judge and King, fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who brings ultimate peace and unity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/b/benjamites.htm">Benjamites</a></b><br>A tribe of Israel, descendants of Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob. Known for their fierce warriors, they are central to this conflict.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/gibeah.htm">Gibeah</a></b><br>A city in the territory of Benjamin. The events leading to this battle began here, involving a grievous crime that the other tribes sought to punish.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The collective tribes of Israel, excluding Benjamin, who gathered to address the sin committed in Gibeah and sought justice.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/battlefield.htm">Battlefield</a></b><br>The location where the conflict between the Benjamites and the other Israelite tribes took place, resulting in significant loss of life.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_crime_in_gibeah.htm">The Crime in Gibeah</a></b><br>The catalyst for the conflict, involving a heinous act against a Levite's concubine, which led to the call for justice by the other tribes.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Sin within a community can lead to devastating consequences, affecting not just the perpetrators but the entire group.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_justice.htm">The Importance of Justice</a></b><br>While justice is crucial, it must be pursued with wisdom and in accordance with God's guidance, rather than through human anger and vengeance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_and_division_among_god's_people.htm">Unity and Division Among God's People</a></b><br>The tribes of Israel were meant to be united, yet sin and the response to it caused division. Believers today must strive for unity, even when addressing sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership.htm">The Role of Leadership</a></b><br>Effective and godly leadership is essential in guiding a community through crises and ensuring that actions align with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trusting_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trusting God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Even in the midst of conflict and loss, believers are called to trust in God's ultimate plan and sovereignty.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_20.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 20</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_tribe_of_benjamin.htm">What is the Tribe of Benjamin?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_god_allow_israel's_defeats_first.htm">Judges 20:18–23 – Why would God direct Israel to attack Benjamin, allow defeat twice, and then finally grant them victory on the third attempt?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_judges_20_35-46_consistent_with_unity.htm">Judges 20:35-46 - Is the near-total annihilation of an entire tribe by fellow Israelites consistent with the broader biblical message of unity among God's people?</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>(21) <span class= "bld">Came forth out of Gibeah.</span>--The whole armed force of the tribe had therefore assembled to save the wicked town from assault. Like many of the towns of Palestine (as their names indicate), it was on a hill, and therefore easily defensible against the very imperfect siege operations of the ancients.<p><span class= "bld">Destroyed down to the ground</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>laid them dead on the ground, as in <a href="/judges/6-25.htm" title="And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said to him, Take your father's young bullock, even the second bullock of seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that your father has, and cut down the grove that is by it:">Judges 6:25</a>.<p><span class= "bld">Twenty and two thousand men.</span>--This immense slaughter shows the extraordinary fierceness of the battle. The Benjamite force must have nearly killed a man apiece.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/judges/20.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 21.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Came forth out of Gibeah</span>, etc. Gibeah (sometimes called Geba, literally, the <span class="accented">hill</span>) was doubtless very difficult to assault, and the steep approach greatly favoured the defenders. The men of Judah probably came up carelessly, and with an overweening confidence, and so met with a terrible disaster. The word <span class="accented">destroyed</span> here used is the same as is applied to the destroying angel (<a href="/exodus/12-23.htm">Exodus 12:23</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/24-16.htm">2 Samuel 24:16</a>; see also <a href="/2_chronicles/24-23.htm">2 Chronicles 24:23</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/judges/20-21.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then the Benjamites</span><br /><span class="heb">בְנֵֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·nê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">came out</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּצְא֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·ṣə·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of</span><br /><span class="heb">מִן־</span> <span class="translit">(min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Gibeah</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגִּבְעָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(hag·giḇ·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1390.htm">Strong's 1390: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gibeah -- 'hill', three cities in Palestine</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and cut down</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּשְׁחִ֨יתוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yaš·ḥî·ṯū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7843.htm">Strong's 7843: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps to go to ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">22,000</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁנַ֨יִם</span> <span class="translit">(šə·na·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - md<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> </span><span class="str2">Two (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Israelites</span><br /><span class="heb">בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on the battlefield</span><br /><span class="heb">אָֽרְצָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·rə·ṣāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">הַה֗וּא</span> <span class="translit">(ha·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">day.</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּיּ֣וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(bay·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/20-21.htm">Judges 20:21 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/judges/20-21.htm">Judges 20:21 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/judges/20-21.htm">Judges 20:21 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/judges/20-21.htm">Judges 20:21 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/judges/20-21.htm">Judges 20:21 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/20-21.htm">Judges 20:21 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/20-21.htm">Judges 20:21 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/20-21.htm">Judges 20:21 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/judges/20-21.htm">Judges 20:21 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/judges/20-21.htm">Judges 20:21 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/judges/20-21.htm">OT History: Judges 20:21 The children of Benjamin came forth out (Jd Judg. 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