Devine Scripture

Judges 20:22

Judges chapter 20 · verse 22 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And the people, the men of Israel, encouraged themselves, and set the battle again in array in the place where they set themselves in array the first day.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And the people the men of Israel encouraged themselves, and set their battle again in array in the place where they put themselves in array the first day.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And the people, the men of Israel, encouraged themselves, and set the battle again in array in the place where they set themselves in array the first day.

Context

v.21And the children of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah, and destroyed down to the ground of the Israelites on that day twenty and two thousand men.

v.22This passage

v.23And the children of Israel went up and wept before Jehovah until even; and they asked of Jehovah, saying, Shall I again draw nigh to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? And Jehovah said, Go up against him.

Cross references

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

  • 1 Samuel 30:6

    And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David strengthened himself in Jehovah his God.

  • Judges 20:17

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

  • 2 Samuel 11:25

    Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another; make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him.

  • Psalms 64:5

    They encourage themselves in an evil purpose; They commune of laying snares privily; They say, Who will see them?

  • Judges 20:15

    And the children of Benjamin were numbered on that day out of the cities twenty and six thousand men that drew sword, besides the inhabitants of Gibeah, who were numbered seven hundred chosen men.