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Judges 20:21

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The children of Benjamin came out of Gibeah, and on that day destroyed twenty-two thousand of the Israelite men down to the ground.

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Judges 20:21 in other translations

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.

Judges 20:21 · American Standard Version

Judges 20:21 in context

  1. 19The children of Israel rose up in the morning and encamped against Gibeah.
  2. 20The men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men of Israel set the battle in array against them at Gibeah.
  3. 21The children of Benjamin came out of Gibeah, and on that day destroyed twenty-two thousand of the Israelite men down to the ground.
  4. 22The people, the men of Israel, encouraged themselves, and set the battle again in array in the place where they set themselves in array the first day.
  5. 23The children of Israel went up and wept before Yahweh until evening; and they asked of Yahweh, saying, “Shall I again draw near to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother?”
    Yahweh said, “Go up against him.”