Judges 20
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 20 of 21
Chapter Summary
The Levite in a general assembly declares his wrong. 8 They demand the rapists.12 The Benjamites defy the assembly. 18 The men of Benjamin kill 22,000, then 18,000 men of the eleven tribes. 26 In the third battle, they destroy all the men of Benjamin except six hundred.
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People & Context
Four hundred thousand men of Israel gather as one congregation before Jehovah at Mizpeh to address the atrocity.
The Levite explains to the assembly how the men of Gibeah sought to kill him and raped his concubine to death.
The entire assembly vows not to return home until they punish Gibeah. They draw lots to organize food supplies for the army.
Timeline
Four hundred thousand men of Israel gather as one congregation before Jehovah at Mizpeh to address the atrocity.
Judges 20:1-2The Levite explains to the assembly how the men of Gibeah sought to kill him and raped his concubine to death.
Judges 20:3-7The entire assembly vows not to return home until they punish Gibeah. They draw lots to organize food supplies for the army.
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