Judges 20:22
in Judges 20But the Israelite army took courage and again took their battle positions in the same place where they had arrayed themselves on the first day.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Judges 20
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
the Israelite army took courage
on Judges 20:22-23
The second enquiry adds weeping before the Lord, and a word the first did not use. Benjamin my brother falls at verse 23 and again at verse 28, and 21:6 has Israel repenting for Benjamin their brother. The answer is Go up against him, which grants leave and promises nothing.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
And when at first the people of Israel were defeated, yet unmoved by fear at the reverses of the war, they disregarded the sorrow the avenging of chastity cost them. They rushed into the battle ready to wash out with their own blood the stains of the crime that had been committed.
In the first and second encounters, when many were harmed by a few, the Israelites considered yielding, since the battles were so unfavorable. There were four hundred thousand men warring against twenty-five thousand of the tribe of Benjamin, and they strove with seven hundred Gabanites [Gibeonites] experienced in war. When two battles were unfavorable, Israel with eager spirit did not lose hope of victory nor of vengeance for the hope they had fostered.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And the people, the men of Israel, encouraged themselves,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
But they ought to have done it at the commencement of their proceedings. Instead of this, all their plans were formed, and never doubting, it would seem, that the war was just and inevitable, the only subject of their inquiry related to the precedency of the tribes--a point which it is likely was discussed in the assembly.
The words behind it
13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֥ק | vaiyitchazek | and it showed itself strong | H2388 → | 291 times |
| הָעָ֖ם | haam | the people | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| אִ֣ישׁ | ʾish | [the] man of | H376 → | 1663 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| וַיֹּסִ֙פוּ֙ | vaiyosifu | and they repeated | H3254 → | 212 times |
| לַעֲרֹ֣ךְ | laarokh | to deploy | H6186 → | 74 times |
| מִלְחָמָ֔ה | milchamah | battle | H4421 → | 320 times |
| בַּמָּק֕וֹם | bamakom | in the place | H4725 → | 401 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | where | H834 → | 5497 times |
| עָ֥רְכוּ | ʾarekhu | they had deployed | H6186 → | 74 times |
| שָׁ֖ם | sham | there | H8033 → | 834 times |
| בַּיּ֥וֹם | baiyom | on the day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| הָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃ | harishon | <the> first | H7223 → | 182 times |
וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֥קand it showed itself strong
vaiyitchazekH2388 →291 times
הָעָ֖םthe people
haamH5971 →1873 times
אִ֣ישׁ[the] man of
ʾishH376 →1663 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
וַיֹּסִ֙פוּ֙and they repeated
vaiyosifuH3254 →212 times
לַעֲרֹ֣ךְto deploy
laarokhH6186 →74 times
מִלְחָמָ֔הbattle
milchamahH4421 →320 times
בַּמָּק֕וֹםin the place
bamakomH4725 →401 times
אֲשֶׁר־where
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
עָ֥רְכוּthey had deployed
ʾarekhuH6186 →74 times
שָׁ֖םthere
shamH8033 →834 times
בַּיּ֥וֹםon the day
baiyomH3117 →2304 times
הָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃<the> first
harishonH7223 →182 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
1 Samuel 30:6And David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of every man grieved for his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the LORD his God.
it leads to
- Psalms 56:3–4
When I am afraid, I put my trust in You.
- Psalms 56:11
in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
- Psalms 62:5
Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.
- Psalms 27:1–3
The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?
- Psalms 18:6
In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for His help reached His ears.
- Psalms 56:3–4
Through
Psalms 64:5They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.
it leads to
- Psalms 140:5
The proud hide a snare for me; the cords of their net are spread along the path, and lures are set out for me. Selah
- Psalms 10:11
He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.”
- Psalms 140:5
Through
Judges 20:15On that day the Benjamites mobilized 26,000 swordsmen from their cities, in addition to the 700 select men of Gibeah.
it leads to
- Numbers 26:41
These were the clans of Benjamin, and their registration numbered 45,600.
- Numbers 26:41
Where this verse is studied
About Judges
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Ambrose of Milan, On the Duties of the Clergy 3.19.115-16; Ambrose of Milan, LETTER 33; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.