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Judges 20:29

Gibeah

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

28 and Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, served before it.) The Israelites asked, “Should we again go out to battle against our brothers the Benjamites, or should we stop?” The LORD answered, “Fight, for tomorrow I will deliver them into your hand.”

So Israel set up an ambush around Gibeah.

30 On the third day the Israelites went up against the Benjamites and arrayed themselves against Gibeah as they had done before.

31 The Benjamites came out against them and were drawn away from the city. They began to attack the people as before, killing about thirty men of Israel in the fields and on the roads, one of which led up to Bethel and the other to Gibeah.

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BSB
So Israel set up an ambush around Gibeah.
KJV
And Israel set liers in wait round about Gibeah.
WEB
Israel set ambushes all around Gibeah.
ASV
And Israel set liers-in-wait against Gibeah round about.
DARBY
And Israel set liers in wait against Gibeah, round about.
BLB
And Israel set those lying in wait to Gibeah all around.
ÅB
Så la Israel folk i bakhold rundt omkring Gibea.
OTB
Så satte Israel menn i bakhold rundt Gibea.
B1930
Så la Israel folk i bakhold rundt omkring Gibea.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Joshua 8:4

    with these orders: “Pay attention. You are to lie in ambush behind the city, not too far from it. All of you must be ready.

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  • 2 Samuel 5:23

    So David inquired of the LORD, who answered, “Do not march straight up, but circle around behind them and attack them in front of the balsam trees.

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  • Judges 20:34

    Then 10,000 select men from all Israel made a frontal assault against Gibeah, and the battle was fierce. But the Benjamites did not realize that disaster was upon them.

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