Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Judges 20:3 Cross-References
Explore 5 cross-references for Judges 20:3 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Judges chapter 20 verse 3 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“(Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Mizpeh.) Then said the children of Israel, Tell us, how was this wickedness?”
Judges 20:3 (KJV)
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Commentary on Judges 20:3
Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Mizpeh—the Benjamites' absence from this assembly is ominous. They were notified of the gathering but chose not to attend, signaling defiance and tribal solidarity with Gibeah's criminals rather than covenant loyalty to Israel. Then said the children of Israel, Tell us, how was this wickedness? (וַיֹּאמְרוּ בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל דַּבְּרוּ אֵיכָה נִהְיְתָה הָרָעָה הַזֹּאת)—the demand for testimony shows proper judicial procedure: hear the case before rendering judgment.The question how was this wickedness? uses ra'ah (רָע...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Judges 20:3
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“behold”
“while you are with him in the way; lest perhaps the prosecutor deliver you to the judge”
“as he goes to encounter another king in war”
“and hides himself; but the simple pass on”
“try diligently on the way to be released from him”