Judges 21:13
What does Judges 21:13 mean?
A plain-English look at Judges 21:13 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And the whole congregation sent and spake to the children of Benjamin that were in the rock of Rimmon, and proclaimed peace unto them.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And the whole congregation sent some to speak to the children of Benjamin that were in the rock Rimmon, and to call peaceably unto them.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And the whole congregation sent and spake to the children of Benjamin that were in the rock of Rimmon, and proclaimed peace unto them.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And all the meeting sent to the men of Benjamin who were in the rock of Rimmon, offering them peace.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And all the company send, and speak, unto the sons of Benjamin who <FI>are<Fi> in the rock Rimmon, and proclaim to them peace;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And they sent messengers to the children of Benjamin, that were in the rock Remmon, and commanded them to receive them in peace.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And the whole assembly sent to speak to the children of Benjamin that were at the cliff of Rimmon, and to proclaim peace to them.
Context
v.12And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead four hundred young virgins, that had not known man by lying with him; and they brought them unto the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.
v.13This passage
v.14And Benjamin returned at that time; and they gave them the women whom they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh-gilead: and yet so they sufficed them not.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Joshua 15:32
and Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages.
- Deuteronomy 20:10
When thou drawest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.
- Isaiah 57:19
I create the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace, to him that is far off and to him that is near, saith Jehovah; and I will heal him.
- Luke 10:5
And into whatsoever house ye shall enter, first say, Peace be to this house.
- Ephesians 2:17
and he came and preached peace to you that were far off, and peace to them that were nigh:
- Judges 20:47
But six hundred men turned and fled toward the wilderness unto the rock of Rimmon, and abode in the rock of Rimmon four months.