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Judges 20:14

BenjaminIsraelGibeah

12 And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin, saying, What wickedness is this that is done among you?

13 Now therefore deliver us the men, the children of Belial, which are in Gibeah, that we may put them to death, and put away evil from Israel. But the children of Benjamin would not hearken to the voice of their brethren the children of Israel:

But the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities unto Gibeah, to go out to battle against the children of Israel.

15 And the children of Benjamin were numbered at that time out of the cities twenty and six thousand men that drew sword, beside the inhabitants of Gibeah, which were numbered seven hundred chosen men.

16 Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at an hair breadth, and not miss.

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BSB
And from their cities they came together at Gibeah to go out and fight against the Israelites.
KJV
But the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities unto Gibeah, to go out to battle against the children of Israel.
WEB
The children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities to Gibeah, to go out to battle against the children of Israel.
ASV
And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities unto Gibeah, to go out to battle against the children of Israel.
DARBY
And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities of Gibeah, to go out to battle against the children of Israel.
BLB
And the sons of Benjamin gathered together from their cities to Gibeah to go out to battle against the sons of Israel.
ÅB
Og Benjamins barn kom sammen til Gibea fra alle sine byer for å dra i krig mot Israels barn.
OTB
I stedet samlet benjaminittene seg fra sine byer til Gibea for å kjempe mot israelittene.
B1930
Og Benjamins barn kom sammen til Gibea fra alle sine byer for å dra i krig mot Israels barn.

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Cross references

  • Numbers 20:20

    And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.

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  • Numbers 21:23

    And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness: and he came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel.

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  • 2 Chronicles 13:13

    But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambushment was behind them.

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  • Job 15:25–26

    For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty.

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