Judges 20:47
in Judges 20But 600 men turned and fled into the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon, where they stayed four months.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
But six hundred men turned and fled toward the wilderness unto the rock of Rimmon, and abode in the rock of Rimmon four months.
KJV
But six hundred men turned and fled to the wilderness unto the rock Rimmon, and abode in the rock Rimmon four months.
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This verse in Judges 20
Commentary
8 notes on this verseAt Gibeah also, now a complete ruin, she stopped for a little while remembering its sin, and the cutting of the concubine into pieces, and how in spite of all this three hundred men of the tribe of Benjamin were saved that in after days Paul might be called a Benjamite.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
After you found out what transpired in our court, you kept to yourself; therefore, I now summon, as it were, part of my own soul, for I have a friendly yet sorrowful complaint against you for the outrage done to chastity. Was it necessary for an unsurpassed, unheard-of case of virginity to be subjected to a sentence? Could it not have been dismissed?
Their spirits broken, they faced the enemy. The men of Benjamin who thought they were shut in and surrounded, even before they were invaded from the rear, began scattering and fleeing to the desert, while Israel pressed after with doubled force and pursued them as they wandered in rout. About twenty-five thousand were slain, therefore, that is, almost all the men of Benjamin except six hundred who seized a fortification on a rough cliff and by virtue of its situation and with the help of nature and partly through fear were a terror to their victors. Success advises caution; in adversity, revenge is esteemed rather than victory.
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
But that, if it was a justifiable oath, yet extended only to the men of war; the rest were not expected to come. Yet, (2.) It is easy to justify the hand of God in it. Benjamin had sinner against him, and God had threatened that, if they forgot him, they should perish as the nations that were before them perished ( Deut. viii.
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — unbalanced-parens
3 (Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Mizpeh.) Then said the children of Israel, Tell us, how was this wickedness? 4 And the Levite, the husband of the woman that was slain, answered and said, I came into Gibeah that belongeth to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to lodge.
quarantine:scripture (2026-07-29) — verbatim-scripture
Folly - That is, a lewd folly; most ignominious and impudent wickedness. Ye are - The sons of that holy man, who for one filthy action left an eternal brand upon one of his own sons: a people in covenant with the holy God, whose honour you are obliged to vindicate, and who hath expressly commanded you to punish all such notorious enormities.
2 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
But six hundred men,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
And Israel set liers-in-wait round about Gibeah--A plan was formed of taking that city by stratagem, similar to that employed in the capture of Ai [Jos 8:9].
The words behind it
14 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּפְנ֞וּ | vaiyifnu | and they turned | H6437 → | 135 times |
| וַיָּנֻ֤סוּ | vaiyanusu | and they fled | H5127 → | 159 times |
| הַמִּדְבָּ֙רָה֙ | hamidbarah | the wilderness towards | H4057 → | 270 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| סֶ֣לַע | sela' | [the] rock of | H5553 → | 58 times |
| הָֽרִמּ֔וֹן | harimon | <the> Rimmon | H7417 → | 16 times |
| שֵׁ֥שׁ | shesh | six | H8337 → | 216 times |
| מֵא֖וֹת | meot | hundred<s> | H3967 → | 581 times |
| אִ֑ישׁ | ʾish | man | H376 → | 1663 times |
| וַיֵּֽשְׁבוּ֙ | vaiyeshevu | and they dwelt | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| בְּסֶ֣לַע | besela' | at [the] rock of | H5553 → | 58 times |
| רִמּ֔וֹן | rimon | Rimmon | H7417 → | 16 times |
| אַרְבָּעָ֖ה | ʾarbaah | four | H702 → | 318 times |
| חֳדָשִֽׁים׃ | chodashim | months | H2320 → | 284 times |
וַיִּפְנ֞וּand they turned
vaiyifnuH6437 →135 times
וַיָּנֻ֤סוּand they fled
vaiyanusuH5127 →159 times
הַמִּדְבָּ֙רָה֙the wilderness towards
hamidbarahH4057 →270 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
סֶ֣לַע[the] rock of
sela'H5553 →58 times
הָֽרִמּ֔וֹן<the> Rimmon
harimonH7417 →16 times
שֵׁ֥שׁsix
sheshH8337 →216 times
מֵא֖וֹתhundred<s>
meotH3967 →581 times
אִ֑ישׁman
ʾishH376 →1663 times
וַיֵּֽשְׁבוּ֙and they dwelt
vaiyeshevuH3427 →1079 times
בְּסֶ֣לַעat [the] rock of
besela'H5553 →58 times
רִמּ֔וֹןRimmon
rimonH7417 →16 times
אַרְבָּעָ֖הfour
ʾarbaahH702 →318 times
חֳדָשִֽׁים׃months
chodashimH2320 →284 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Habakkuk 3:2O LORD, I have heard the report of You; I stand in awe, O LORD, of Your deeds. Revive them in these years; make them known in these years. In Your wrath, remember mercy!
it leads to
- Psalms 85:6
Will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You?
- Psalms 90:13–17
Return, O LORD! How long will it be? Have compassion on Your servants.
- Hosea 6:2–3
After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His presence.
- Lamentations 3:32
Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion.
- Isaiah 51:9–11
Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the…
- Psalms 85:6
Through
Lamentations 3:32Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion.
it leads to
- Psalms 78:38
And yet He was compassionate; He forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them. He often restrained His anger and did not unleash His full wrath.
- Psalms 30:5
For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.
- Psalms 78:38
Through
Jeremiah 14:7Although our iniquities testify against us, O LORD, act for the sake of Your name. Indeed, our rebellions are many; we have sinned against You.
it leads to
- Psalms 25:11
For the sake of Your name, O LORD, forgive my iniquity, for it is great.
- Psalms 25:11
About Judges
This page draws on Ambrose of Milan, LETTER 33; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, LETTER 108.8; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.