Judges 20:45 BSB — MannaFest

Judges 20:45

Then the Benjamites turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon, and Israel cut down 5,000 men on the roads. And they overtook them at Gidom and struck down 2,000 more.

BSB

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ASV

And they turned and fled toward the wilderness unto the rock of Rimmon: and they gleaned of them in the highways five thousand men, and followed hard after them unto Gidom, and smote of them two thousand men.

KJV

And they turned and fled toward the wilderness unto the rock of Rimmon: and they gleaned of them in the highways five thousand men; and pursued hard after them unto Gidom, and slew two thousand men of them.

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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And they turned and fled toward the wilderness, unto the rock of Rimmon,.... Which signifies pomegranate; perhaps it was in the form of one, and may be the same as in 1Sa 14:2 where Saul is said to be under a pomegranate tree, or under Rimmon, the rock Rimmon, for that is said to be near Gibeah, as this was.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Rimmon - A village named “Rummon”, situated on the summit of a conical chalky hill, still exists, and forms a remarkable object in the landscape, visible in all directions. It lies 15 miles north of Jerusalem. It is a different place from Rimmon in the south of Judah Jos 15:32, and Remmon in Zebulon Jos 19:13. Gidom, mentioned nowhere else, was evidently close to Rimmon.

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּפְנ֞וּ	vai.yif.Nu	and they turned	H6437 →
וַיָּנֻ֤סוּ	vai.ya.Nu.su	and they fled	H5127 →
הַמִּדְבָּ֙רָה֙	ha.mid.Ba.rah	the wilderness towards	H4057 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
סֶ֣לַע	Se.la'	[the] rock of	H5553 →
הָֽרִמּ֔וֹן	ha.ri.Mon	<the> Rimmon	H7417 →
וַיְעֹֽלְלֻ֙הוּ֙	vay.'o.le.Lu.hu	and they gleaned him	H5953 →
בַּֽמְסִלּ֔וֹת	bam.si.Lot	in the highways	H4546 →
חֲמֵ֥שֶׁת	cha.Me.shet	five	H2568 →
אֲלָפִ֖ים	'a.la.Fim	thousand<s>	H505 →
אִ֑ישׁ	'Ish	man	H376 →
וַיַּדְבִּ֤יקוּ	vai.yad.Bi.ku	and they pursued closely	H1692 →
אַחֲרָיו֙	'a.cha.Rav	after him	H310 →
עַד־	'ad-	to	H5704 →
גִּדְעֹ֔ם	gid.'Om	Gidom	H1440 →
וַיַּכּ֥וּ	vai.ya.Ku	and they struck down	H5221 →
מִמֶּ֖נּוּ	mi.Me.nu	of him	H4480 →
אַלְפַּ֥יִם	'al.Pa.yim	two thousand	H505 →
אִֽישׁ׃	'Ish	man	H376 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Zechariah 14:10
All the land from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem will be turned into a plain, but Jerusalem will be raised up and will remain in her place, from the Benjamin Gate to the…
leads to
- Joshua 15:32
  Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon—twenty-nine cities in all, along with their villages.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Zechariah 12:6
  On that day I will make the clans of Judah like a firepot in a woodpile, like a flaming torch among the sheaves; they will consume all the peoples around them on the right…
- Jeremiah 37:13
  But when he reached the Gate of Benjamin, the captain of the guard, whose name was Irijah son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah, seized him and said, “You are deserting to the Chaldeans!”
- 1 Kings 15:22
  Then King Asa summoned all the men of Judah, with no exceptions, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials King Asa…
- Jeremiah 30:18
  This is what the LORD says: “I will restore the fortunes of Jacob’s tents and have compassion on his dwellings. And the city will be rebuilt on her own ruins, and the palace will…
Through
Judges 21:13
Then the whole congregation sent a message of peace to the Benjamites who were at the rock of Rimmon.
leads to
- Judges 20:47
  But 600 men turned and fled into the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon, where they stayed four months.
- Deuteronomy 20:10
  When you approach a city to fight against it, you are to make an offer of peace.
Through
1 Chronicles 6:77
The Merarites (the rest of the Levites) received the following: From the tribe of Zebulun they were given Rimmono and Tabor, together with their pasturelands.
leads to
- Joshua 21:34–35
  This is what the Merarite clan (the rest of the Levites) were given:

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Judges

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

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About Judges