Judges 20:15

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That day the Benjaminites mustered from their cities twenty-six thousand sword-wielding soldiers, besides seven hundred well-trained soldiers from Gibeah.

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Referenced Verses

  • Num 26:41 : 41 These are the Benjaminites, according to their families, and according to those numbered of them, 45,600.
  • Judg 20:25 : 25 The Benjaminites again attacked them from Gibeah and struck down eighteen thousand sword-wielding Israelite soldiers.
  • Judg 20:35 : 35 The LORD annihilated Benjamin before Israel; the Israelites struck down that day 25,100 sword-wielding Benjaminites.
  • Judg 20:46-47 : 46 That day twenty-five thousand sword-wielding Benjaminites fell in battle, all of them capable warriors. 47 Six hundred survivors turned and ran away to the wilderness, to the cliff of Rimmon. They stayed there four months.
  • Num 1:37 : 37 Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Benjamin were 35,400.

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  • 88%

    16Among this army were seven hundred specially-trained left-handed soldiers. Each one could sling a stone and hit even the smallest target.

    17The men of Israel(not counting Benjamin) had mustered four hundred thousand sword-wielding soldiers, every one an experienced warrior.

  • 87%

    12The tribes of Israel sent men throughout the tribe of Benjamin, saying,“How could such a wicked thing take place?

    13Now, hand over the good-for-nothings in Gibeah so we can execute them and purge Israel of wickedness.” But the Benjaminites refused to listen to their Israelite brothers.

    14The Benjaminites came from their cities and assembled at Gibeah to make war against the Israelites.

  • 84%

    43They surrounded the Benjaminites, chased them from Nohah, and annihilated them all the way to a spot east of Geba.

    44Eighteen thousand Benjaminites, all of them capable warriors, fell dead.

    45The rest turned and ran toward the wilderness, heading toward the cliff of Rimmon. But the Israelites caught five thousand of them on the main roads. They stayed right on their heels all the way to Gidom and struck down two thousand more.

    46That day twenty-five thousand sword-wielding Benjaminites fell in battle, all of them capable warriors.

    47Six hundred survivors turned and ran away to the wilderness, to the cliff of Rimmon. They stayed there four months.

    48The Israelites returned to the Benjaminite towns and put the sword to them. They wiped out the cities, the animals, and everything they could find. They set fire to every city in their path.

  • 83%

    24So the Israelites marched toward the Benjaminites the next day.

    25The Benjaminites again attacked them from Gibeah and struck down eighteen thousand sword-wielding Israelite soldiers.

  • 83%

    19The Israelites got up the next morning and moved against Gibeah.

    20The men of Israel marched out to fight Benjamin; they arranged their battle lines against Gibeah.

    21The Benjaminites attacked from Gibeah and struck down twenty-two thousand Israelites that day.

  • 83%

    34Ten thousand men, well-trained soldiers from all Israel, then made a frontal assault against Gibeah– the battle was fierce. But the Benjaminites did not realize that disaster was at their doorstep.

    35The LORD annihilated Benjamin before Israel; the Israelites struck down that day 25,100 sword-wielding Benjaminites.

    36Then the Benjaminites saw they were defeated.The Israelites retreated before Benjamin, because they had confidence in the men they had hid in ambush outside Gibeah.

    37The men hiding in ambush made a mad dash to Gibeah. They attacked and put the sword to the entire city.

  • Num 1:36-37
    2 verses
    81%

    36From the descendants of Benjamin: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name.

    37Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Benjamin were 35,400.

  • 41These are the Benjaminites, according to their families, and according to those numbered of them, 45,600.

  • 81%

    30The Israelites attacked the Benjaminites the next day; they took their positions against Gibeah just as they had done before.

    31The 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.

    32Then the Benjaminites said,“They are defeated just as before.” But the Israelites said,“Let’s retreat and lure them away from the city into the main roads.”

  • 39the Israelites counterattacked. Benjamin had begun to strike down the Israelites; they struck down about thirty men. They said,“There’s no doubt about it! They are totally defeated as in the earlier battle.”

  • 2The leaders of all the people from all the tribes of Israel took their places in the assembly of God’s people, which numbered four hundred thousand sword-wielding foot soldiers.

  • 17From Benjamin, Eliada, a skilled warrior, led 200,000 men who were equipped with bows and shields,

  • 10We will take ten of every group of a hundred men from all the tribes of Israel(and a hundred of every group of a thousand, and a thousand of every group of ten thousand) to get supplies for the army. When they arrive in Gibeah of Benjamin they will punish them for the atrocity which they committed in Israel.”

  • 15Then Samuel set out and went up from Gilgal to Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin. Saul mustered the army that remained with him; there were about six hundred men.

  • 9There were 20,200 family leaders and warriors listed in their genealogical records.

  • 15So Ahab assembled the 232 servants of the district governors. After that he assembled all the Israelite army, numbering 7,000.

  • Num 2:21-23
    3 verses
    76%

    21Those numbered in his division are 32,200.

    22Next will be the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of the people of Benjamin is Abidan son of Gideoni.

    23Those numbered in his division are 35,400.

  • 8Asa had an army of 300,000 men from Judah, equipped with large shields and spears. He also had 280,000 men from Benjamin who carried small shields and were adept archers; they were all skilled warriors.

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    24From Judah came 6,800 trained warriors carrying shields and spears.

    25From Simeon there were 7,100 warriors.

  • 18The Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 men in their combined armies, warriors who carried shields and swords, were equipped with bows, and were trained for war.

  • 5Joab reported to David the number of warriors. In all Israel there were 1,100,000 sword-wielding soldiers; Judah alone had 470,000 sword-wielding soldiers.

  • 30the men of Ramah and Geba, 621;

  • 29From Benjamin, Saul’s tribe, there were 3,000, most of whom, up to that time, had been loyal to Saul.

  • 8When Saul counted them at Bezek, the Israelites were 300,000 strong and the men of Judah numbered 30,000.

  • 6Benjamin’s Descendants The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Beker, and Jediael– three in all.

  • 40All these were the descendants of Asher. They were the leaders of their families, the most capable men, who were warriors and served as head chiefs. There were 26,000 warriors listed in their genealogical records as capable of doing battle.

  • 9Joab reported the number of warriors to the king. In Israel there were 800,000 sword-wielding warriors, and in Judah there were 500,000 soldiers.

  • 37From the other side of the Jordan, from Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, there were 120,000 men armed with all kinds of weapons.

  • 51Total Number and Division of the Land These were those numbered of the Israelites, 601,730.

  • 11All these were the sons of Jediael. There were 17,200 family leaders and warriors who were capable of marching out to battle.