Judges 20:22
“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.”
Judges 20:22 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- 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.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- Again Israel trusting in their strength and their number, set their army in array in the same place, where they had fought before:
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- 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.
- DARBYDarby
- But the people, the men of Israel, took courage, and again formed the battle line in the same place where they had formed it on the first day.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- 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.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- And the people, the men of Israel, strengthen themselves, and add to set the battle in array in the place where they arranged themselves on the first day.
- BPVBiblePics Version
- 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.
Context: Judges 20
20And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men of Israel put themselves in array to fight against them at Gibeah.
21And the children of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah, and destroyed down to the ground of the Israelites that day twenty and two thousand men.
22And 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.
23(And the children of Israel went up and wept before the LORD until even, and asked counsel of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up again to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? And the LORD said, Go up against him.)
24And the children of Israel came near against the children of Benjamin the second day.
About Judges 20: Battle Against the Benjamites
The Israelites unite to punish the tribe of Benjamin for the crime, but end up killing all the men, women and children of the tribe.
Commentary
Judges chapter 20 is a powerful chapter that speaks to the power of God and His ability to bring justice and peace to His people. In this chapter, the Israelites are in a state of civil war, with the tribes of Benjamin and the other tribes of Israel in conflict. The other tribes of Israel have come together to seek justice against the tribe of Benjamin for their wickedness. The Israelites gather together at Mizpah and the Lord sends a prophet to speak to them. The prophet tells them that the Lord will deliver justice and that the tribe of Benjamin will be defeated.