Judges 20:14
Instead, the Benjaminites gathered from their cities to Gibeah to go out to battle against the Israelites.
Additional Resources
Other Translations
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
But the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities unto Gibeah, to go out to battle against the children of Israel.
KJV1611 – Modern English
But the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities to Gibeah, to go out to battle against the children of Israel.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
But the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities unto Gibeah, to go out to battle against the children of Israel.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And the children{H1121} of Benjamin{H1144} gathered themselves together{H622} out of the cities{H5892} unto Gibeah,{H1390} to go out{H3318} to battle{H4421} against the children{H1121} of Israel.{H3478}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
But the children{H1121} of Benjamin{H1144} gathered themselves together{H622}{(H8735)} out of the cities{H5892} unto Gibeah{H1390}, to go out{H3318}{(H8800)} to battle{H4421} against the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
but gathered them selues out of ye cities vnto Gibea, to go forth in battayll agaynst the children of Israel.
Geneva Bible (1560)
But ye children of Beniamin gathered them selues together out of the cities vnto Gibeah, to come out and fight against the children of Israel.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
Neuerthelater, the children of Beniamin would not hearke vnto the voyce of their brethren the children of Israel: But the children of Beniamin gathered the selues together out of the cities vnto Gibea, to come out and fight agaynst the children of Israel.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
But the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities unto Gibeah, to go out to battle against the children of Israel.
Webster's Bible (1833)
The children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities to Gibeah, to go out to battle against the children of Israel.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
and the sons of Benjamin are gathered out of the cities to Gibeah, to go out to battle with the sons of Israel.
American Standard Version (1901)
And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities unto Gibeah, to go out to battle against the children of Israel.
American Standard Version (1901)
And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities unto Gibeah, to go out to battle against the children of Israel.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And the children of Benjamin came together from all their towns to Gibeah, to go to war with the children of Israel.
World English Bible (2000)
The children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities to Gibeah, to go out to battle against the children of Israel.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
The Benjaminites came from their cities and assembled at Gibeah to make war against the Israelites.
Referenced Verses
- Num 20:20 : 20 But Edom insisted, "You may not pass through." And Edom came out against them with a large, strong force.
- Num 21:23 : 23 But Sihon would not allow Israel to pass through his territory. He gathered all his people and went out to confront Israel in the wilderness; he came to Jahaz and fought with Israel.
- 2 Chr 13:13 : 13 But Jeroboam deployed an ambush to come from behind them, so Judah was in front and the ambushers were behind them.
- Job 15:25-26 : 25 For he has stretched out his hand against God and boasts arrogantly against the Almighty. 26 He rushes against Him defiantly, with a sturdy shield for the thickness of his defense.
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
- Judg 20:17-259 verses90%
17 The Israelites, apart from Benjamin, mustered four hundred thousand soldiers armed with swords, all experienced warriors.
18 The Israelites went up to Bethel and inquired of God. They said, "Who of us shall go up first to fight against the Benjaminites?" The LORD replied, "Judah shall go first."
19 The next morning the Israelites got up and camped near Gibeah.
20 The Israelites went out to fight the Benjaminites and took up battle positions against them at Gibeah.
21 The Benjaminites came out of Gibeah and cut down twenty-two thousand Israelites on the battlefield that day.
22 But the Israelites encouraged one another and again took up their positions where they had stationed themselves the first day.
23 The Israelites went up and wept before the LORD until evening, and they inquired of the LORD. They asked, "Shall we go up again to wage war against the Benjaminites, our brothers?" The LORD answered, "Go up against them."
24 Then the Israelites approached the Benjaminites on the second day.
25 On the second day, the Benjaminites came out from Gibeah to meet the Israelites and struck down another eighteen thousand Israelites, all of them armed with swords.
- 87%
15 On that day, the Benjaminites mustered twenty-six thousand men armed with swords from their towns, not counting the seven hundred elite troops from Gibeah.
- Judg 20:9-135 verses85%
9 This is what we will do to Gibeah: We will decide by casting lots.
10 We will take ten men out of every hundred, a hundred out of every thousand, and a thousand out of every ten thousand across all the tribes of Israel. They will gather provisions for the army, so we can act against Gibeah in Benjamin for their disgraceful act in Israel.
11 So all the men of Israel were united together as one man against the city.
12 The tribes of Israel sent men throughout the tribe of Benjamin, saying, "What is this awful crime that has been committed among you?"
13 Now hand over the wicked men of Gibeah so that we may put them to death and purge the evil from Israel." But the Benjaminites would not listen to their fellow Israelites.
- Judg 20:29-4618 verses85%
29 Then Israel set men in ambush around Gibeah.
30 On the third day, the Israelites went up against the Benjaminites and took up their positions against Gibeah, as they had done before.
31 The Benjaminites came out to meet them and were drawn away from the city. They began to inflict casualties on the Israelites as they had done before—about thirty men—in the open country, on the roads leading to Bethel and Gibeah.
32 The Benjaminites thought, "We are defeating them as before." But the Israelites said, "Let us retreat and draw them away from the city to the roads."
33 All the men of Israel rose up from their places and took their positions at Baal Tamar, while the Israelite ambush broke out of its place west of Gibeah.
34 Ten thousand of Israel's finest men advanced against Gibeah, and the battle was fierce. But the Benjaminites did not realize that disaster was closing in on them.
35 The LORD struck down Benjamin before Israel, and the Israelites killed twenty-five thousand one hundred Benjaminites that day, all armed with swords.
36 Then the Benjaminites saw that they were defeated. The Israelites had given ground to the Benjaminites because they relied on the ambush they had set near Gibeah.
37 The men in ambush hurried and rushed upon Gibeah. They spread out and struck the entire city with the sword.
38 The appointed signal between the men of Israel and the ambush was to send up a great column of smoke from the city.
39 When the Israelites turned in the battle, the Benjaminites had begun killing about thirty Israelites and thought, 'We are defeating them as in the first battle.'
40 But when the column of smoke began to rise from the city, the Benjaminites turned back and saw the entire city going up in smoke toward the sky.
41 Then the Israelites turned on them, and the Benjaminites were terrified because they saw that disaster had overtaken them.
42 They fled before the Israelites toward the wilderness, but they were overtaken, and those who came out of the cities destroyed them.
43 They surrounded the Benjaminites, pursued them, and overran them until they were opposite Gibeah on the east side.
44 Eighteen thousand men of Benjamin fell, all valiant warriors.
45 The rest turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon, but the Israelites killed five thousand of them along the roads. They pursued them as far as Gidom and struck down another two thousand.
46 That day, twenty-five thousand sword-wielding men of Benjamin fell, all of them valiant warriors.
- Judg 20:1-33 verses79%
1 Then all the Israelites went out, and the entire assembly came together as one man, from Dan to Beersheba and the land of Gilead, to the LORD at Mizpah.
2 The leaders of all the people, of all the tribes of Israel, took their positions in the assembly of the people of God—four hundred thousand soldiers armed with swords.
3 The people of Benjamin heard that the Israelites had gone up to Mizpah. The Israelites said, "Tell us, how did this terrible crime happen?"
- Num 1:36-372 verses78%
36 The descendants of Benjamin were recorded by their generations, by their families, and by their ancestral houses, counting the names of all the males twenty years old or older, all able to serve in the army.
37 The number from the tribe of Benjamin was 35,400.
- 77%
12 When the Israelites heard this, the whole assembly gathered at Shiloh to go to war against them.
- 77%
20 So they instructed the Benjaminites, 'Go and hide in the vineyards.'
- 76%
13 Then the whole assembly sent a message to the Benjaminites at the rock of Rimmon, and they offered them peace.
- 76%
25 The men of Benjamin rallied to Abner, formed a single group, and took their stand on the top of a hill.
- 76%
16 These are the ones who crossed the Jordan in the first month when it was overflowing its banks. They drove out all the people living in the valleys, both to the east and to the west.
- 76%
48 The men of Israel went back to Benjamin and put the cities to the sword, including the people, livestock, and everything they found. They also set fire to all the cities they came upon.
- 75%
17 The Ammonites were called together and encamped in Gilead, while the Israelites assembled and camped at Mizpah.
- 75%
9 From the days of Gibeah, you have sinned, Israel, and there they have remained. Will not war overtake them in Gibeah because of their wickedness?
- 75%
31 The descendants of Benjamin lived in Geba, Michmash, Aija, Bethel, and its surrounding villages.
- 74%
22 Then the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of the descendants of Benjamin is Abidan son of Gideoni.
- 74%
17 From the tribe of Benjamin: Gibeon with its pasture lands, Geba with its pasture lands,
- 74%
14 So they passed on and continued their journey. The sun set as they came near Gibeah, which belongs to the tribe of Benjamin.