Judges 20:25 KJV

And Benjamin went forth against them out of Gibeah the second day, and destroyed down to the ground of the children of Israel again eighteen thousand men; all these drew the sword.

Matthew Henry

  • The tribe of Benjamin nearly extirpatedThe Israelites' abhorrence of the crime committed at Gibeah, and their resolution to punish the criminals, were right; but they formed their resolves with...

Thompson Chains

  • DefeatsSee the chain from Joshua 7:4 · 9 links

Cross References

  • Judges 20:21 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.
  • Genesis 18:25 That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
  • Job 9:12–13 Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou? …
  • Psalms 97:2 Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.
  • Romans 2:5 But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;

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Topics

  • Armies Refusal to obey the summons, instance of
  • Benjamin Did not avenge the crime of the Gibeonites against the Levite’s concubine, the war that followed
  • Gibeah Destroyed by the Israelites
  • Israel Scandal of the Bethlehemite’s concubine, and the consequent war between the Benjamites and the other tribes
  • War Civil

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Bible Dictionary

  • BenjaminSon of my right hand. (1.) The younger son of Jacob by Rachel (Gen 35:18). His birth took place at Ephrath, on the road between Bethel...
  • GibeahA hill or hill-town, “of Benjamin” (1 Sam 13:15), better known as “Gibeah of Saul” (1 Sam 11:4; Isa 10:29). It was here that the terrible...
  • IsraelThe name conferred on Jacob after the great prayer-struggle at Peniel (Gen 32:28), because “as a prince he had power with God and...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And Benjamin בִנְיָמִן binyāmin בִּנְיָמִין Proper name
  • went forth וַיֵּצֵא wayyēṣēʾ יָצָא Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • against לִקְרָאתָם liqrāʾtām קִרְאָה Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition, suffix: third person masculine plural
  • them out of Gibeah מִן min Preposition הַגִּבְעָה haggibʿâ גִּבְעָה Proper name · with the
  • the second הַשֵּׁנִי haššēnî שֵׁנִי Ordinal number · masculine singular · with the
  • day בַּיּוֹם bayyôm יוֹם Noun · masculine singular · with preposition with the
  • and destroyed down וַיַּשְׁחִיתוּ wayyašḥîtû שָׁחַת Verb · hiphil sequential imperfect, third person masculine plural · with and
  • to the ground אָרְצָה ʾorṣâ אֶרֶץ Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with ending: toward
  • of the children בִבְנֵי bibnê בֵּן Noun · masculine plural construct · with preposition
  • of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל yiśrāʾēl יִשְׂרָאֵל Proper name
  • again eighteen עוֹד ʿôd Adverb שְׁמֹנַת šĕmōnat שְׁמֹנֶה Number · masculine singular construct עָשָׂר ʿāśār עָשָׂר Number · masculine singular
  • thousand אֶלֶף ʾelep אֶלֶף Number · masculine or feminine singular
  • men אִישׁ ʾîš אִישׁ Noun · masculine singular
  • all these drew כָּל kol Noun · masculine singular construct אֵלֶּה ʾēllê Pronoun שֹׁלְפֵי šōlĕpê שָׁלַף Verb · qal active participle, masculine plural construct
  • the sword חָרֶב ḥāreb חֶרֶב Noun · feminine singular

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