(0.87218379310345) | Jdg 20:18 | <p class="bodytext">The Israelites went up to Bethel<n id="1" /> and asked God,<n id="2" /> 8220;Who should lead the charge against the Benjaminites?8221;<n id="3" /> The <sc>Lordsc> said, 8220;Judah should lead.8221; |
(0.87218379310345) | Jdg 20:23 | The Israelites went up and wept before the <sc>Lordsc> until evening. They asked the <sc>Lordsc>, 8220;Should we<n id="1" /> again march out to fight<n id="2" /> the Benjaminites, our brothers?8221;<n id="3" /> The <sc>Lordsc> said, 8220;Attack them!8221;<n id="4" /> |
(0.87218379310345) | Jdg 20:25 | The Benjaminites again attacked them from Gibeah and struck down eighteen thousand sword-wielding Israelite soldiers.<n id="1" />p> |
(0.87218379310345) | Jdg 20:28 | Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron, was serving the <sc>Lordsc><n id="1" /> in those days), 8220;Should we<n id="2" /> once more march out to fight the Benjaminites our brothers,<n id="3" /> or should we<n id="4" /> quit?8221; The <sc>Lordsc> said, 8220;Attack, for tomorrow I will hand them<n id="5" /> over to you.8221;p> |
(0.87218379310345) | Jdg 20:31 | The Benjaminites attacked<n id="1" /> the army, leaving the city unguarded.<n id="2" /> They began to strike down their enemy<n id="3" /> just as they had done before. On the main roads (one leads to Bethel,<n id="4" /> the other to Gibeah) and in the field, they struck down<n id="5" /> about thirty Israelites. |
(0.87218379310345) | Jdg 20:35 | The <sc>Lordsc> annihilated Benjamin before Israel; the Israelites struck down that day 25,100 sword-wielding Benjaminites.<n id="1" /> |
(0.87218379310345) | Jdg 20:48 | The Israelites returned to the Benjaminite towns<n id="1" /> and put the sword to them. They wiped out the cities,<n id="2" /> the animals, and everything they could find. They set fire to every city in their path.<n id="3" />p> |
(0.87218379310345) | Jdg 21:21 | and keep your eyes open.<n id="1" /> When you see<n id="2" /> the daughters of Shiloh coming out to dance in the celebration,<n id="3" /> jump out from the vineyards. Each one of you, catch yourself a wife from among the daughters of Shiloh and then go home to the land of Benjamin. |
(0.87218379310345) | Jdg 21:23 | <p class="bodytext">The Benjaminites did as instructed.<n id="1" /> They abducted two hundred of the dancing girls to be their wives.<n id="2" /> They went home<n id="3" /> to their own territory,<n id="4" /> rebuilt their cities, and settled down.<n id="5" /> |