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Judges 20:18 Cross-References
Explore 12 cross-references for Judges 20:18 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Judges chapter 20 verse 18 to related passages throughout the Bible.
The War Against Benjamin
“And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God , and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the LORD said, Judah shall go up first.”
Judges 20:18 (KJV)
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Commentary on Judges 20:18
The children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God (בֵית־אֵל, beit-el, 'Bethel')—finally, consultation with God! And asked counsel of God (וַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ בֵּאלֹהִים, vayish'alu be'elohim)—the verb 'to ask' (שָׁאַל, sha'al) suggests inquiry, but their question reveals shallow consultation: Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the LORD said, Judah shall go up first (יְהוּדָה בַּתְּחִלָּה, yehudah batechillah).Israel's inquiry is revealing in what it asks and what it omits. They ask 'which tribe first?' but never 'should we attack at all?' Th...
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Cross-References for Judges 20:18
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“and all the people”
“saying”
“who shall inquire for him by the judgment of the Urim before Yahweh: at his word shall they go out”
“you children of Israel”
“all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh.”
“We are passing from Bethlehem Judah to the farther side of the hill country of Ephraim; from there am I”
“And Moses brought their cause before the LORD.”
“and all the inhabitants of the land”
“the children of Israel asked of Yahweh”