Judges 20:8

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

All Israel rose up in unison and said,“Not one of us will go home! Not one of us will return to his house!

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Referenced Verses

  • Judg 20:1 : 1 Civil War Breaks Out All the Israelites from Dan to Beer Sheba and from the land of Gilead left their homes and assembled together before the LORD at Mizpah.
  • Eccl 9:10 : 10 Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, because there is neither work nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom in the grave, the place where you will eventually go.
  • Judg 20:11 : 11 So all the men of Israel gathered together at the city as allies.
  • Judg 21:1 : 1 600 Brides for 600 Brothers The Israelites had taken an oath in Mizpah, saying,“Not one of us will allow his daughter to marry a Benjaminite.”
  • Judg 21:5 : 5 The Israelites asked,“Who from all the Israelite tribes has not assembled before the LORD?”They had made a solemn oath that whoever did not assemble before the LORD at Mizpah must certainly be executed.
  • Prov 21:3 : 3 To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.

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  • Judg 20:9-14
    6 verses
    81%

    9Now this is what we will do to Gibeah: We will attack the city as the lot dictates.

    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.”

    11So all the men of Israel gathered together at the city as allies.

    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.

  • Judg 20:1-3
    3 verses
    76%

    1Civil War Breaks Out All the Israelites from Dan to Beer Sheba and from the land of Gilead left their homes and assembled together before the LORD at Mizpah.

    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.

    3The Benjaminites heard that the Israelites had gone up to Mizpah. Then the Israelites said,“Explain how this wicked thing happened!”

  • Num 32:18
    75%

    18We will not return to our homes until every Israelite has his inheritance.

  • Judg 20:18-20
    3 verses
    74%

    18The Israelites went up to Bethel and asked God,“Who should lead the charge against the Benjaminites?” The LORD said,“Judah should lead.”

    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.

  • Judg 20:7
    74%

    7All you Israelites, make a decision here!”

  • 2 Chr 10:16
    72%

    16When all Israel saw that the king refused to listen to them, the people answered the king,“We have no portion in David– no share in the son of Jesse! Return to your homes, O Israel! Now, look after your own dynasty, O David!” So all Israel returned to their homes.

  • Exod 19:8
    72%

    8and all the people answered together,“All that the LORD has commanded we will do!” So Moses brought the words of the people back to the LORD.

  • Judg 21:8
    72%

    8So they asked,“Who from all the Israelite tribes did not assemble before the LORD at Mizpah?” Now it just so happened no one from Jabesh Gilead had come to the gathering.

  • Judg 21:5
    72%

    5The Israelites asked,“Who from all the Israelite tribes has not assembled before the LORD?”They had made a solemn oath that whoever did not assemble before the LORD at Mizpah must certainly be executed.

  • 1 Kgs 12:16
    71%

    16When all Israel saw that the king refused to listen to them, the people answered the king,“We have no portion in David, no share in the son of Jesse! Return to your homes, O Israel! Now, look after your own dynasty, O David!” So Israel returned to their homes.

  • 1 Sam 8:20
    71%

    20We will be like all the other nations. Our king will judge us and lead us and fight our battles.”

  • 1 Sam 14:9
    71%

    9If they say to us,‘Stay put until we approach you,’ we will stay right there and not go up to them.

  • Judg 19:15
    71%

    15They stopped there and decided to spend the night in Gibeah. They came into the city and sat down in the town square, but no one invited them to spend the night.

  • Judg 19:12-13
    2 verses
    70%

    12But his master said to him,“We should not stop at a foreign city where non-Israelites live. We will travel on to Gibeah.”

    13He said to his servant,“Come on, we will go into one of the other towns and spend the night in Gibeah or Ramah.”

  • Josh 8:5
    70%

    5I and all the troops who are with me will approach the city. When they come out to fight us like before, we will retreat from them.

  • 2 Sam 17:12
    70%

    12We will come against him wherever he happens to be found. We will descend on him like the dew falls on the ground. Neither he nor any of the men who are with him will be spared alive– not one of them!

  • 1 Chr 13:4
    70%

    4The whole assembly agreed to do this, for the proposal seemed right to all the people.

  • 2 Sam 18:3
    70%

    3But the soldiers replied,“You should not do this! For if we should have to make a rapid retreat, they won’t be too concerned about us. Even if half of us should die, they won’t be too concerned about us. But you are like ten thousand of us! So it is better if you remain in the city for support.”

  • Judg 21:24
    70%

    24Then the Israelites dispersed from there to their respective tribal and clan territories. Each went from there to his own property.

  • Josh 24:16
    70%

    16The people responded,“Far be it from us to abandon the LORD so we can worship other gods!

  • Judg 21:1
    70%

    1600 Brides for 600 Brothers The Israelites had taken an oath in Mizpah, saying,“Not one of us will allow his daughter to marry a Benjaminite.”

  • Neh 8:1
    70%

    1The People Respond to the Reading of the Law When the seventh month arrived and the Israelites were settled in their cities, all the people gathered together in the plaza which was in front of the Water Gate. They asked Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses which the LORD had commanded Israel.

  • 2 Sam 19:8
    70%

    8So the king got up and sat at the city gate. When all the people were informed that the king was sitting at the city gate, they all came before him.David Goes Back to JerusalemBut the Israelite soldiers had all fled to their own homes.

  • Judg 20:31-33
    3 verses
    70%

    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.”

    33All the men of Israel got up from their places and took their positions at Baal Tamar, while the Israelites hiding in ambush jumped out of their places west of Gibeah.

  • Josh 22:12
    69%

    12When the Israelites heard this, the entire Israelite community assembled at Shiloh to launch an attack against them.

  • Judg 20:23
    69%

    23The Israelites went up and wept before the LORD until evening. They asked the LORD,“Should we again march out to fight the Benjaminites, our brothers?” The LORD said,“Attack them!”

  • 1 Kgs 20:8
    69%

    8All the leaders and people said to him,“Do not give in or agree to his demands.”

  • Exod 24:3
    69%

    3Moses came and told the people all the LORD’s words and all the decisions. All the people answered together,“We are willing to do all the words that the LORD has said,”

  • Num 1:52
    69%

    52“The Israelites will camp according to their divisions, each man in his camp, and each man by his standard.

  • 2 Sam 20:2
    69%

    2So all the men of Israel deserted David and followed Sheba son of Bicri. But the men of Judah stuck by their king all the way from the Jordan River to Jerusalem.

  • Ezra 10:12
    69%

    12All the assembly replied in a loud voice:“We will do just as you have said!

  • Judg 19:28
    69%

    28He said to her,“Get up, let’s leave!” But there was no response. He put her on the donkey and went home.

  • Deut 1:41
    69%

    41Unsuccessful Conquest of Canaan Then you responded to me and admitted,“We have sinned against the LORD. We will now go up and fight as the LORD our God has told us to do.” So you each put on your battle gear and prepared to go up to the hill country.

  • Deut 12:8
    68%

    8You must not do like we are doing here today, with everyone doing what seems best to him,

  • 2 Sam 19:43
    68%

    43The men of Israel replied to the men of Judah,“We have ten shares in the king, and we have a greater claim on David than you do! Why do you want to curse us? Weren’t we the first to suggest bringing back our king?” But the comments of the men of Judah were more severe than those of the men of Israel.

  • Josh 22:29
    68%

    29Far be it from us to rebel against the LORD by turning back today from following after the LORD by building an altar for burnt offerings, sacrifices, and tokens of peace aside from the altar of the LORD our God located in front of his dwelling place!”

  • Josh 22:21
    68%

    21The Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh answered the leaders of the Israelite clans: