Judges 20:15
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.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
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.
KJV1611 – Modern English
And the children of Benjamin were numbered at that time out of the cities twenty-six thousand men who drew sword, besides the inhabitants of Gibeah, who numbered seven hundred chosen men.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
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.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And the children{H1121} of Benjamin{H1144} were numbered{H6485} on that day{H3117} out of the cities{H5892} twenty{H6242} and six{H8337} thousand{H505} men{H376} that drew{H8025} sword,{H2719} besides the inhabitants{H3427} of Gibeah,{H1390} who were numbered{H6485} seven{H7651} hundred{H3967} chosen{H977} men.{H376}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And the children{H1121} of Benjamin{H1144} were numbered{H6485}{(H8691)} at that time{H3117} out of the cities{H5892} twenty{H6242} and six{H8337} thousand{H505} men{H376} that drew{H8025}{(H8802)} sword{H2719}, beside the inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} of Gibeah{H1390}, which were numbered{H6485}{(H8694)} seven{H7651} hundred{H3967} chosen{H977}{(H8803)} men{H376}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the same daye were there nombred of the children of BenIamin out of the cities, sixe and twentye thousande men, that drue the swerde, beside the citesyns of Gibea of whom there were tolde seue hundreth chosen men.
Geneva Bible (1560)
And ye children of Beniamin were nombred at that time out of the cities sixe and twenty thousand men that drewe sworde, beside the inhabitants of Gibeah, which were nombred seuen hundreth chosen men.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And the children of Beniamin were numbred at that time out of the cities, twentie & sixe thousand men that drewe swordes, besyde the inhabitauntes of Gibea, which were numbred seuen hundred chosen men.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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.
Webster's Bible (1833)
The children of Benjamin were numbered on that day out of the cities twenty-six thousand men who drew the sword, besides the inhabitants of Gibeah, who were numbered seven hundred chosen men.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
And the sons of Benjamin number themselves on that day; out of the cities `are' twenty and six thousand men drawing sword, apart from the inhabitants of Gibeah, `who' numbered themselves, seven hundred chosen men;
American Standard Version (1901)
And the children of Benjamin were numbered on that day out of the cities twenty and six thousand men that drew sword, besides the inhabitants of Gibeah, who were numbered seven hundred chosen men.
American Standard Version (1901)
And the children of Benjamin were numbered on that day out of the cities twenty and six thousand men that drew sword, besides the inhabitants of Gibeah, who were numbered seven hundred chosen men.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And the children of Benjamin who came that day from the towns were twenty-six thousand men armed with swords, in addition to the people of Gibeah, numbering seven hundred of the best fighting-men,
World English Bible (2000)
The children of Benjamin were numbered on that day out of the cities twenty-six thousand men who drew the sword, besides the inhabitants of Gibeah, who were numbered seven hundred chosen men.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
That day the Benjaminites mustered from their cities twenty-six thousand sword-wielding soldiers, besides seven hundred well-trained soldiers from Gibeah.
Referenced Verses
- Num 26:41 : 41 These were the descendants of Benjamin according to their families, and their registered men were 45,600.
- Judg 20:25 : 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.
- Judg 20:35 : 35 The LORD struck down Benjamin before Israel, and the Israelites killed twenty-five thousand one hundred Benjaminites that day, all armed with swords.
- Judg 20:46-47 : 46 That day, twenty-five thousand sword-wielding men of Benjamin fell, all of them valiant warriors. 47 But six hundred men turned and fled to the wilderness, to the rock of Rimmon, where they stayed for four months.
- Num 1:37 : 37 The number from the tribe of Benjamin was 35,400.
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
- Judg 20:16-172 verses88%
16 Among all these were seven hundred elite troops who were left-handed, each of them able to sling a stone at a hair and not miss.
17 The Israelites, apart from Benjamin, mustered four hundred thousand soldiers armed with swords, all experienced warriors.
- Judg 20:12-143 verses87%
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.
14 Instead, the Benjaminites gathered from their cities to Gibeah to go out to battle against the Israelites.
- Judg 20:43-486 verses84%
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.
47 But six hundred men turned and fled to the wilderness, to the rock of Rimmon, where they stayed for four months.
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.
- Judg 20:24-252 verses83%
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.
- Judg 20:19-213 verses83%
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.
- Judg 20:34-374 verses83%
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.
- Num 1:36-372 verses81%
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.
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41 These were the descendants of Benjamin according to their families, and their registered men were 45,600.
- Judg 20:30-323 verses81%
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."
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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.'
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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.
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17 From Benjamin: Eliada, a mighty man of valor, with 200,000 men armed with bows and shields.
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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.
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15 Then Samuel left Gilgal and went up to Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul counted the troops who were with him, about six hundred men.
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9 Their family records and registrations listed them as the heads of their ancestral families, mighty warriors totaling twenty thousand two hundred.
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15 So Ahab mustered the young men of the provincial leaders, and there were two hundred thirty-two of them. After them, he assembled all the people of Israel—seven thousand in total.
- Num 2:21-233 verses76%
21 The army of his division numbers 32,200.
22 Then the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of the descendants of Benjamin is Abidan son of Gideoni.
23 The army of his division numbers 35,400.
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8 Then Zerah the Cushite marched out against them with an army of a million men and 300 chariots, and he came as far as Mareshah.
- 1 Chr 12:24-252 verses76%
24 From the tribe of Judah, carrying shields and spears: 6,800 armed for battle.
25 From the tribe of Simeon: 7,100 valiant warriors ready for battle.
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18 The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had valiant men who carried shields and swords, drew bows, and were trained for war. They numbered 44,760 men ready for battle.
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5 Joab presented the results of the census to David: There were in Israel 1,100,000 warriors who drew the sword, and in Judah 470,000 who drew the sword.
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30 The men of Ramah and Geba: 621.
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29 From the tribe of Benjamin, Saul’s kinsmen: 3,000, most of whom had remained loyal to Saul’s house until then.
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8 When Saul mustered them at Bezek, there were three hundred thousand Israelites and thirty thousand men of Judah.
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6 Benjamin had three sons: Bela, Beker, and Jediael.
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40 All these were descendants of Asher, heads of their families, choice and mighty warriors, chiefs among the princes. Their total enrollment in the army for battle was twenty-six thousand men.
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9 Joab reported the number of the people to the king: Israel had eight hundred thousand able men who could handle a sword, and Judah had five hundred thousand.
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37 From the tribe of Asher, there were 40,000 experienced warriors ready for battle.
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51 The total number of the Israelites registered was 601,730.
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11 All the sons of Jediael, counted among the heads of their ancestral families and mighty warriors prepared for battle, totaled seventeen thousand two hundred.