Parallel Verses New Living Translation And the Israelites returned and slaughtered every living thing in all the towns--the people, the livestock, and everything they found. They also burned down all the towns they came to. King James Bible And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, as well the men of every city, as the beast, and all that came to hand: also they set on fire all the cities that they came to. Darby Bible Translation And the men of Israel turned back against the Benjaminites, and smote them with the edge of the sword, men and beasts and all that they found. And all the towns which they found they set on fire. World English Bible The men of Israel turned again on the children of Benjamin, and struck them with the edge of the sword, both the entire city, and the livestock, and all that they found: moreover all the cities which they found they set on fire. Young's Literal Translation And the men of Israel have turned back unto the sons of Benjamin, and smite them by the mouth of the sword out of the city, -- men unto cattle, unto all that is found; also all the cities which are found they have sent into fire. Judges 20:48 Parallel Commentary Wesley's Notes on the Bible20:48 Turned again - Having destroyed those that came to Gibeah, and into the field, now they follow them home to their several habitations. Men - Comprehensively taken, so as to include women and children. If this seem harsh and bloody, either it may be ascribed to military fury; or perhaps it may be partly justified, from that command of God in a parallel case, Deut 13:15, and from that solemn oath by which they had devoted to death all that came not up to Mizpeh, chap.21:5, which none of the Benjamites did. Judges 20:48 Parallel Commentaries Library Cross References Judges 20:47 leaving only 600 men who escaped to the rock of Rimmon, where they lived for four months. Judges 21:1 The Israelites had vowed at Mizpah, "We will never give our daughters in marriage to a man from the tribe of Benjamin." Judges 21:23 So the men of Benjamin did as they were told. Each man caught one of the women as she danced in the celebration and carried her off to be his wife. They returned to their own land, and they rebuilt their towns and lived in them. Jump to Previous Beast Benjamin Children Cities City Edge Entire Hand Israel Livestock Moreover Smote Struck Sword TurnedJump to Next Beast Benjamin Children Cities City Edge Entire Hand Israel Livestock Moreover Smote Struck Sword TurnedLinks Judges 20:48 NIVJudges 20:48 NLT Judges 20:48 ESV Judges 20:48 NASB Judges 20:48 KJV Judges 20:48 Bible Apps Judges 20:48 Biblia Paralela Judges 20:48 Chinese Bible Judges 20:48 French Bible Judges 20:48 German Bible Judges 20:48 Commentaries Bible Hub |
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