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Judges 20:48

Benjamin

46 That day 25,000 Benjamite swordsmen fell, all men of valor.

47 But 600 men turned and fled into the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon, where they stayed four months.

And the men of Israel turned back against the other Benjamites and put to the sword all the cities, including the animals and everything else they found. And they burned down all the cities in their path.
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BSB
And the men of Israel turned back against the other Benjamites and put to the sword all the cities, including the animals and everything else they found. And they burned down all the cities in their path.
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.
WEB
The men of Israel turned again on the children of Benjamin, and struck them with the edge of the sword—including the entire city, the livestock, and all that they found. Moreover they set all the cities which they found on fire.
ASV
And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, both the entire city, and the cattle, and all that they found: moreover all the cities which they found they set on fire.
DARBY
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 cattle, and all that was found; even all the cities that were found did they set on fire.
BLB
And the men of Israel turned back against the sons of Benjamin, and they struck them with the mouth of the sword from [every] city—men even to beasts—even to all they found; also to all the cities that are found they set fire.
ÅB
Men Israels menn vendte tilbake til Benjamins barn og slo dem med sverdets egg, både byen med sine folk og feet og alt hva der fantes; og alle byene som fantes der, satte de ild på.
[^1]: d.e. vi vil innta og dele det ved loddkasting.
[^2]: DMR 20, 14. 15.
[^3]: Israels menn.
[^4]: Israels menn.
OTB
Israels menn vendte tilbake til Benjamin og satte alle byene under sverd, inkludert dyrene og alt annet de fant. De satte fyr på alle byene de kom over.
B1930
Men Israels menn vendte tilbake til Benjamins barn og slo dem med sverdets egg, både byen med sine folk og feet og alt hvad der fantes; og alle byene som fantes der, satte de ild på.

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  • Deuteronomy 13:15–17

    you must surely put the inhabitants of that city to the sword. Devote to destruction all its people and livestock.

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  • Proverbs 18:19

    An offended brother is harder to win than a fortified city, and disputes are like the bars of a castle.

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  • 2 Chronicles 28:6–9

    For in one day Pekah son of Remaliah killed 120,000 valiant men in Judah. This happened because they had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers.

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  • 2 Chronicles 25:13

    Meanwhile the troops that Amaziah had dismissed from battle raided the cities of Judah, from Samaria to Beth-horon. They struck down 3,000 people and carried off a great deal of plunder.

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