Judges 20:31
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.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite of the people, and kill, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel.
KJV1611 – Modern English
And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to strike of the people, and kill, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goes up to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite of the people, and kill, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite and kill of the people, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to {H1004} Beth-el, and the other to Gibeah, in the field, about thirty men of Israel.
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite of the people, and kill, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
The came the children of Ben Iamin out agaynst the people, & brake out of the cite, & beganne to slaye certayne wounded of the people (like as the other two times afore) in the felde vpon two stretes: wherof one goeth towarde Bethel, the other vnto Gilead vpon a thirtye men in Israel.
Geneva Bible (1560)
Then the children of Beniamin comming out against the people, were drawen from the citie: and they began to smite of ye people and kill as at other times, euen by the wayes in the fielde (whereof one goeth vp to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah) vpon a thirtie men of Israel.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And the children of Beniamin came out against the people, & were drawen away from the citie, & they began to smite of ye people, dead as twise before, by two hye wayes in the fielde (of whiche one goeth vp to the house of god, & the other to Gibea) vpon a thirtie men of Israel.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, [and] were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite of the people, [and] kill, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel.
Webster's Bible (1833)
The children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to strike and kill of the people, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goes up to Bethel, and the other to Gibeah, in the field, about thirty men of Israel.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
And the sons of Benjamin come out to meet the people; they have been drawn away out of the city, and begin to smite `some' of the people -- wounded as time by time, in the highways (of which one is going up to Beth-El, and the other to Gibeah in the field), `are' about thirty men of Israel.
American Standard Version (1901)
And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite and kill of the people, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to Beth-el, and the other to Gibeah, in the field, about thirty men of Israel.
American Standard Version (1901)
And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite and kill of the people, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to Beth-el, and the other to Gibeah, in the field, about thirty men of Israel.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, moving away from the town; and as before, at their first attack, they put to death about thirty men of Israel on the highways, of which one goes up to Beth-el and the other to Gibeah, and in the open country.
World English Bible (2000)
The children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to strike and kill of the people, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goes up to Bethel, and the other to Gibeah, in the field, about thirty men of Israel.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
The Benjaminites attacked the army, leaving the city unguarded. They began to strike down their enemy just as they had done before. On the main roads(one leads to Bethel, the other to Gibeah) and in the field, they struck down about thirty Israelites.
Referenced Verses
- Josh 7:5 : 5 The men of Ai struck down about thirty-six of them. They chased them from the city gate as far as the quarries and struck them down on the slopes. At this, the hearts of the people melted and became like water.
- Josh 8:14-16 : 14 When the king of Ai saw this, he and all his men of the city hurried and rose early, going out to meet Israel in battle at the appointed place near the Arabah. But he did not know that an ambush was set against him behind the city. 15 Joshua and all Israel pretended to be beaten before them and fled toward the wilderness. 16 All the people of Ai were summoned to pursue them. They chased after Joshua and were drawn away from the city.
- Judg 19:13-14 : 13 He said to his servant, "Come, let us approach one of these places and spend the night in Gibeah or Ramah." 14 So they passed on and continued their journey. The sun set as they came near Gibeah, which belongs to the tribe of Benjamin.
- Isa 10:29 : 29 They have crossed the pass; at Geba, they make camp. Ramah trembles; Gibeah of Saul flees.
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Judg 20:32-4817 verses86%
32The 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."
33All 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.
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.
36Then 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.
37The men in ambush hurried and rushed upon Gibeah. They spread out and struck the entire city with the sword.
38The appointed signal between the men of Israel and the ambush was to send up a great column of smoke from the city.
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.'
40But 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.
41Then the Israelites turned on them, and the Benjaminites were terrified because they saw that disaster had overtaken them.
42They fled before the Israelites toward the wilderness, but they were overtaken, and those who came out of the cities destroyed them.
43They surrounded the Benjaminites, pursued them, and overran them until they were opposite Gibeah on the east side.
44Eighteen thousand men of Benjamin fell, all valiant warriors.
45The 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.
46That day, twenty-five thousand sword-wielding men of Benjamin fell, all of them valiant warriors.
47But six hundred men turned and fled to the wilderness, to the rock of Rimmon, where they stayed for four months.
48The 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 20:29-302 verses84%
29Then Israel set men in ambush around Gibeah.
30On the third day, the Israelites went up against the Benjaminites and took up their positions against Gibeah, as they had done before.
- Judg 20:17-259 verses84%
17The Israelites, apart from Benjamin, mustered four hundred thousand soldiers armed with swords, all experienced warriors.
18The 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."
19The next morning the Israelites got up and camped near Gibeah.
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.
23The 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."
24Then the Israelites approached the Benjaminites on the second day.
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.
- Judg 20:9-157 verses83%
9This is what we will do to Gibeah: We will decide by casting lots.
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.
12The tribes of Israel sent men throughout the tribe of Benjamin, saying, "What is this awful crime that has been committed among you?"
13Now 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.
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.
- Judg 20:3-53 verses79%
3The people of Benjamin heard that the Israelites had gone up to Mizpah. The Israelites said, "Tell us, how did this terrible crime happen?"
4The Levite, the husband of the murdered woman, answered, "My concubine and I came to Gibeah in Benjamin to spend the night.
5While we were there, the men of Gibeah attacked me. They surrounded the house during the night and intended to kill me. They raped my concubine, and she died.
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31But David’s men had struck down three hundred and sixty men from Benjamin and Abner’s followers, who died in battle.
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16In the evening, an old man came in from his work in the field. He was from the hill country of Ephraim and was staying temporarily in Gibeah, though the people of the place were Benjaminites.
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20So they instructed the Benjaminites, 'Go and hide in the vineyards.'
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7There, the army of Israel was defeated by David's servants, and the casualties were heavy that day—twenty thousand men.
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15The people of Israel grieved for Benjamin because the LORD had created a gap in the tribes of Israel.
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14So they passed on and continued their journey. The sun set as they came near Gibeah, which belongs to the tribe of Benjamin.
- Num 1:36-372 verses73%
36The 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.
37The number from the tribe of Benjamin was 35,400.
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31The descendants of Benjamin lived in Geba, Michmash, Aija, Bethel, and its surrounding villages.
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6The Israelites grieved for Benjamin, their brother, and said, 'Today one tribe has been cut off from Israel.'
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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.
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13Then the whole assembly sent a message to the Benjaminites at the rock of Rimmon, and they offered them peace.