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Judges 20:21

King James Version (KJV)

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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

Commentary

Commentary on Judges 20:21

Theological / Devotional

Came forth. The whole army of Benjamin, 26,700 strong, had assembled within and around Gibeah. Courageously they came out of the walls and swept down the hill upon the army of Judah.

Down to the ground. That is, they fell slain upon the ground.

Twenty and two thousand. This means that the Benjamites slew almost a man apiece. No statement is made of Benjamite losses. There must certainly have been some.

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