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Judges 20:35 Cross-References
Explore 3 cross-references for Judges 20:35 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Judges chapter 20 verse 35 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And the LORD smote Benjamin before Israel: and the children of Israel destroyed of the Benjamites that day twenty and five thousand and an hundred men: all these drew the sword.”
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Commentary on Judges 20:35
The LORD smote Benjamin before Israel (וַיִּגֹּף יְהוָה אֶת־בִּנְיָמִן לִפְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל)—the verb 'to smite' (נָגַף, nagaf) indicates divine action, not merely human victory. The children of Israel destroyed of the Benjamites that day twenty and five thousand and an hundred men: all these drew the sword—Benjamin loses 25,100 warriors, nearly their entire force (26,700 total). The emphasis 'the LORD smote' attributes victory to God, contrasting sharply with Israel's earlier self-reliant defeats.This verse marks the chapter's theological climax: when Israel properly sought God (vv. 26-28), He ...
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Cross-References for Judges 20:35
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“the joy of the godless but for a moment?”
“besides the inhabitants of Gibeah”
“And there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men; all these were men of valor.”