Judges 20:48 KJV

And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, as well the men of every city, as the beast, and all that came to hand: also they set on fire all the cities that they came to.

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

Cross References

  • Deuteronomy 13:15–17 Thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that is therein, and the cattle thereof, with the edge of the sword. …
  • 2 Chronicles 25:13 But the soldiers of the army which Amaziah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah, from Samaria even unto Bethhoron, and smote three thousand of them, and took much spoil.
  • 2 Chronicles 28:6–9 For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah an hundred and twenty thousand in one day, which were all valiant men; because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers. …
  • Proverbs 18:19 A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.

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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

Timeline

Bible Dictionary

  • 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...
  • 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...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And the men וְאִישׁ wĕʾîš אִישׁ Noun · masculine singular construct · with and
  • of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל yiśrāʾēl יִשְׂרָאֵל Proper name
  • turned again שָׁבוּ šābû שׁוּב Verb · qal perfect, third person common plural
  • upon the children אֶל ʾel Preposition בְּנֵי bĕnê בֵּן Noun · masculine plural construct
  • of Benjamin בִנְיָמִן binyāmin בִּנְיָמִין Proper name
  • and smote וַיַּכּוּם wayyakkûm נָכָה Verb · hiphil sequential imperfect, third person masculine plural · with and, suffix: third person masculine plural
  • them with the edge לְפִי lĕpî פֶּה Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition
  • of the sword חֶרֶב ḥereb חֶרֶב Noun · feminine singular
  • as well the men מְתֹם mĕtōm מְתֹם Noun · masculine singular
  • of every city מֵעִיר mēʿîr עִיר Noun · feminine singular construct · with preposition
  • as עַד ʿad עַד Preposition
  • the beast בְּהֵמָה bĕhēmâ בְּהֵמָה Noun · feminine singular
  • and all that came to hand עַד ʿad Preposition כָּל kol Noun · masculine singular construct הַנִּמְצָא hannimṣāʾ מָצָא Verb · niphal active participle, masculine singular · with the כָּל kol Noun · masculine singular construct
  • also they set גַּם gam Affirmation שִׁלְּחוּ šillĕḥû שָׁלַח Verb · piel perfect, third person common plural
  • on fire בָאֵשׁ bāʾēš אֵשׁ Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with preposition with the
  • all the cities הֶעָרִים heʿārîm עִיר Noun · feminine plural · with the
  • that they came to הַנִּמְצָאוֹת hannimṣāʾwōt מָצָא Verb · niphal active participle, feminine plural · with the

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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