Judges 20:24

What does Judges 20:24 mean?

A plain-English look at Judges 20:24 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And the children of Israel came near against the children of Benjamin the second day.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And the children of Israel came near against the children of Benjamin the second day.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And the children of Israel came near against the children of Benjamin the second day.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

So the children of Israel went forward against the children of Benjamin the second day.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And the sons of Israel draw near unto the sons of Benjamin on the second day,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And when the children of Israel went out the next day to fight against the children of Benjamin,

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And the children of Israel came near against the children of Benjamin the second day.

Context

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.

v.24This passage

v.25And Benjamin went forth against them out of Gibeah the second day, and destroyed down to the ground of the children of Israel again eighteen thousand men; all these drew the sword.

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