Judges 20:47
What does Judges 20:47 mean?
A plain-English look at Judges 20:47 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000But six hundred men turned and fled toward the wilderness unto the rock of Rimmon, and abode in the rock of Rimmon four months.
KJV
King James Version · 1611But six hundred men turned and fled to the wilderness unto the rock Rimmon, and abode in the rock Rimmon four months.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901But six hundred men turned and fled toward the wilderness unto the rock of Rimmon, and abode in the rock of Rimmon four months.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949But six hundred men, turning back, went in flight to the rock of Rimmon in the waste land, and were living on the rock of Rimmon for four months.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and there turn and flee into the wilderness, unto the rock of Rimmon six hundred men, and they dwell in the rock Rimmon four months.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And there remained of all the number of Benjamin only six hundred men that were able to escape, and flee to the wilderness: and they abode in the rock Remmon four months.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And six hundred men turned and fled to the wilderness to the cliff of Rimmon, and abode at the cliff of Rimmon four months.
Context
v.46So that all who fell that day of Benjamin were twenty and five thousand men that drew the sword; all these were men of valor.
v.47This passage
v.48And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, both the entire city, and the cattle, and all that they found: moreover all the cities which they found they set on fire.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Lamentations 3:32
For though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.
- Habakkuk 3:2
O Jehovah, I have heard the report of thee, and am afraid: O Jehovah, revive thy work in the midst of the years; In the midst of the years make it known; In wrath remember mercy.
- Isaiah 1:9
Except Jehovah of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, we should have been like unto Gomorrah.
- Judges 21:13
And the whole congregation sent and spake to the children of Benjamin that were in the rock of Rimmon, and proclaimed peace unto them.
- Psalms 103:9
He will not always chide; Neither will he keephis angerfor ever.
- Jeremiah 14:7
Though our iniquities testify against us, work thou for thy name’s sake, O Jehovah; for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee.