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Judges 20:25

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23 They went up and wept before the LORD until evening, inquiring of Him, “Should we again draw near for battle against our brothers the Benjamites?” And the LORD answered, “Go up against them.”

24 On the second day the Israelites advanced against the Benjamites.

That same day the Benjamites came out against them from Gibeah and cut down another 18,000 Israelites, all of them armed with swords.

26 Then the Israelites, all the people, went up to Bethel, where they sat weeping before the LORD. That day they fasted until evening and presented burnt offerings and peace offerings to the LORD.

27 And the Israelites inquired of the LORD. (In those days the ark of the covenant of God was there,

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BSB
That same day the Benjamites came out against them from Gibeah and cut down another 18,000 Israelites, all of them armed with swords.
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.
WEB
Benjamin went out 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.
ASV
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.
DARBY
And Benjamin went forth against them out of Gibeah the second day, and again destroyed to the ground of the children of Israel eighteen thousand men: all these drew the sword.
BLB
And Benjamin went out against them from Gibeah on the second day, and they cut down from the sons of Israel another eighteen thousand men to the ground, all these drawing the sword.
ÅB
Og Benjamin dro ut mot dem fra Gibea den annen dag og slo enda atten tusen mann av Israels barn til jorden; alle disse kunne dra sverd.
OTB
Denne gangen kom benjaminittene ut fra Gibea og drepte ytterligere atten tusen israelitter, alle bevæpnet med sverd.
B1930
Og Benjamin drog ut mot dem fra Gibea den annen dag og slo ennu atten tusen mann av Israels barn til jorden; alle disse kunde dra sverd.

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  • Judges 20:21

    And the Benjamites came out of Gibeah and cut down 22,000 Israelites on the battlefield that day.

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  • Romans 11:33

    O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!

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  • Psalms 97:2

    Clouds and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are His throne’s foundation.

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  • Romans 2:5

    But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.

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  • Job 9:12–13

    If He takes away, who can stop Him? Who dares to ask Him, ‘What are You doing?’

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  • Romans 3:5

    But if our unrighteousness highlights the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unjust to inflict His wrath on us? I am speaking in human terms.

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  • Genesis 18:25

    Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”

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