Devine Scripture

Judges 20:17

Judges chapter 20 · verse 17 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And the men of Israel, besides Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And the men of Israel, besides Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war.

Context

v.16Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at a hair-breadth, and not miss.

v.17This passage

v.18And the children of Israel arose, and went up to Beth-el, and asked counsel of God; and they said, Who shall go up for us first to battle against the children of Benjamin? And Jehovah said, Judah shall go up first.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Numbers 1:46

    even all they that were numbered were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.

  • Numbers 26:51

    These are they that were numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty.

  • 2 Chronicles 17:14

    And this was the numbering of them according to their fathers’ houses: Of Judah, the captains of thousands: Adnah the captain, and with him mighty men of valor three hundred thousand;

  • 1 Chronicles 21:5

    And Joab gave up the sum of the numbering of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and a hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah was four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword.

  • Judges 20:2

    And the chiefs of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen that drew sword.

  • 1 Samuel 15:4

    And Saul summoned the people, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah.