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Judges 20:21 Cross-References
Explore 10 cross-references for Judges 20:21 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Judges chapter 20 verse 21 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And the children of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah, and destroyed down to the ground of the Israelites that day twenty and two thousand men.”
Judges 20:21 (KJV)
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Commentary on Judges 20:21
The children of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah, and destroyed down to the ground of the children of Israel that day twenty and two thousand men (וַיַּשְׁחִיתוּ אַרְצָה, vayashchitu artzah)—'destroyed down to the ground' emphasizes total defeat. Despite Israel's 400,000 versus Benjamin's 26,000, Benjamin kills 22,000 Israelites in one day—devastating casualties.This shocking defeat reveals that numerical superiority, proper procedure (consulting God about which tribe goes first), and righteous cause (punishing Gibeah's crime) cannot substitute for complete heart surrender to God. Israel's co...
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Cross-References for Judges 20:21
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“and destroyed down to the ground of the children of Israel again eighteen thousand men; all these drew the sword.”
“Thy way is in the sea”
“Benjamin shall raven as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey”
“even to explore all this: that the righteous”
“There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.”
“And now ye purpose to keep under the children of Judah and Jerusalem for bondmen and bondwomen unto you: but are there not with you”
“Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.”
“then you shall keep you from every evil thing.”
“Yahweh”