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Judges 21:10

King James Version (KJV)

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Judges 21:10

Verse 10 of 25

Scripture focus

And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the valiantest, and commanded them, saying, Go and smite the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the children.

Judges 21:10 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Judges 21:10

Theological / Devotional

Twelve thousand. This method of levying an army representative of the whole group had been used before (Num. 31:1-6).

Go and smite. The adoption of this expedient for obtaining wives for the 600 survivors of the tribe of Benjamin who were hiding in caves in the hill of Rimmon helps us to realize the limited spiritual enlightenment of those times. Such ruthless measures in the name of religion are revolting and must be understood in the light of the times in which they occurred.

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