Judges 20:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Judges 20:1

Israel’s War with the Benjamites

1 So ^aall the children of Israel came out, from ^bDan to ^cBeersheba, as well as from the land of Gilead, and the congregation gathered together as one man before the Lord ^dat Mizpah.

2 And the leaders of all the people, all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand foot soldiers ^awho drew the sword.

3 (Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel had gone up to Mizpah.) Then the children of Israel said, “Tell us, how did this wicked deed happen?”

4 So the Levite, the husband of the woman who was murdered, answered and said, “My concubine and ^aI went into Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin, to spend the night.

5 ^aAnd the men of Gibeah rose against me, and surrounded the house at night because of me. They intended to kill me, ^bbut instead they ravished my concubine so that she died.

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Definitions of words in Judges 20:1:

As {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Before {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Congregation {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Congregation {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Israel {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Israel {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Israel {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Land {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Man {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Man {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

One {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

So {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
So {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
So {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Well {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Well {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Gilead {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Gilead {Hitchcock's Bible Names}

Lord {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

Mizpah {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Mizpah {Hitchcock's Bible Names}

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