Judges 20:2

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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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  • Judg 8:10 : 10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor with their army, about fifteen thousand men, all that was left of the army of the sons of the east. One hundred twenty thousand sword-wielding men had fallen.
  • Judg 20:15 : 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 20:17 : 17 The Israelites, apart from Benjamin, mustered four hundred thousand soldiers armed with swords, all experienced warriors.
  • 2 Sam 24:9 : 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.
  • 2 Kgs 3:26 : 26 When the king of Moab saw that the battle was too fierce for him, he took seven hundred men with swords to break through to the king of Edom, but they could not.

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  • Judg 20:17
    88%

    17The Israelites, apart from Benjamin, mustered four hundred thousand soldiers armed with swords, all experienced warriors.

  • 1 Chr 21:5
    82%

    5Joab 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.

  • Judg 20:1
    80%

    1Then 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 Sam 24:9
    79%

    9Joab 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.

  • Judg 20:14-15
    2 verses
    78%

    14Instead, the Benjaminites gathered from their cities to Gibeah to go out to battle against the Israelites.

    15On that day, the Benjaminites mustered twenty-six thousand men armed with swords from their towns, not counting the seven hundred elite troops from Gibeah.

  • 1 Chr 12:37
    77%

    37From the tribe of Asher, there were 40,000 experienced warriors ready for battle.

  • Judg 20:10-11
    2 verses
    77%

    10We 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.

    11So all the men of Israel were united together as one man against the city.

  • Josh 4:13
    76%

    13About forty thousand armed for battle crossed over before the LORD to the plains of Jericho, ready for war.

  • 1 Chr 5:18
    76%

    18The 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.

  • Num 31:4-5
    2 verses
    76%

    4Send a thousand men from each tribe of Israel for the army.

    5So they selected from the thousands of Israel a thousand men from each tribe, twelve thousand armed for battle.

  • 1 Sam 4:2
    76%

    2The Philistines set their forces against Israel, and the battle began. Israel was defeated by the Philistines, and about four thousand men were killed on the battlefield.

  • Judg 20:34-35
    2 verses
    76%

    34Ten 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.

    35The LORD struck down Benjamin before Israel, and the Israelites killed twenty-five thousand one hundred Benjaminites that day, all armed with swords.

  • Num 2:23
    76%

    23The army of his division numbers 35,400.

  • Judg 20:20-22
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    76%

    20The Israelites went out to fight the Benjaminites and took up battle positions against them at Gibeah.

    21The Benjaminites came out of Gibeah and cut down twenty-two thousand Israelites on the battlefield that day.

    22But the Israelites encouraged one another and again took up their positions where they had stationed themselves the first day.

  • Judg 20:46
    76%

    46That day, twenty-five thousand sword-wielding men of Benjamin fell, all of them valiant warriors.

  • Judg 20:25
    75%

    25On 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.

  • 1 Kgs 20:15
    75%

    15So 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.

  • 2 Sam 18:7
    75%

    7There, the army of Israel was defeated by David's servants, and the casualties were heavy that day—twenty thousand men.

  • 1 Sam 15:4
    75%

    4Saul summoned the people and mustered them at Telaim—200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah.

  • Num 2:19
    74%

    19The army of his division numbers 40,500.

  • 2 Chr 14:8
    74%

    8Then Zerah the Cushite marched out against them with an army of a million men and 300 chariots, and he came as far as Mareshah.

  • 2 Chr 17:17-18
    2 verses
    74%

    17From Benjamin: Eliada, a mighty man of valor, with 200,000 men armed with bows and shields.

    18Next to him was Jehozabad, with 180,000 armed men prepared for battle.

  • Num 1:37
    74%

    37The number from the tribe of Benjamin was 35,400.

  • Num 2:6
    73%

    6The army of his division numbers 54,400.

  • Num 2:8-9
    2 verses
    73%

    8The army of his division numbers 57,400.

    9All those counted in the camp of Judah, by divisions, total 186,400. They are to set out first.

  • 1 Chr 12:24
    73%

    24From the tribe of Judah, carrying shields and spears: 6,800 armed for battle.

  • Josh 11:4
    73%

    4They came out with all their armies, a vast number of people as numerous as the sand on the seashore, along with a large number of horses and chariots.

  • Josh 22:12
    73%

    12When the Israelites heard this, the whole assembly gathered at Shiloh to go to war against them.

  • 1 Sam 4:10
    73%

    10The Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated. Each man fled to his tent, and the slaughter was very great—thirty thousand Israelite foot soldiers fell.

  • 1 Sam 11:8
    73%

    8When Saul mustered them at Bezek, there were three hundred thousand Israelites and thirty thousand men of Judah.

  • Deut 20:9
    73%

    9When the officers have finished speaking to the people, they shall appoint commanders to lead the armies at the head of the troops.

  • Num 1:45-46
    2 verses
    73%

    45So all the Israelites who were twenty years old or older and able to serve in the army were counted according to their ancestral houses.

    46The total number of those counted was 603,550.

  • Num 2:21
    73%

    21The army of his division numbers 32,200.

  • Judg 20:39
    73%

    39When 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.'

  • 1 Kgs 12:21
    73%

    21When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin—a total of 180,000 able young men to go to war against Israel and to regain the kingdom for Rehoboam son of Solomon.

  • Num 1:3
    73%

    3You must count all those who are twenty years old or older, who are able to serve in the army of Israel, division by division—you and Aaron together.

  • Judg 8:10
    73%

    10Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor with their army, about fifteen thousand men, all that was left of the army of the sons of the east. One hundred twenty thousand sword-wielding men had fallen.

  • Judg 20:44
    73%

    44Eighteen thousand men of Benjamin fell, all valiant warriors.

  • Judg 5:8
    73%

    8When they chose new gods, then war came to the city gates. Not a shield or spear was seen among forty thousand in Israel.