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Judges 20:24

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The children of Israel came near against the children of Benjamin the second day.

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Judges 20:24 in other translations

And the children of Israel came near against the children of Benjamin the second day.

Judges 20:24 · American Standard Version

Judges 20:24 in context

  1. 22The 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.
  2. 23The children of Israel went up and wept before Yahweh until evening; and they asked of Yahweh, saying, “Shall I again draw near to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother?”
    Yahweh said, “Go up against him.”
  3. 24The children of Israel came near against the children of Benjamin the second day.
  4. 25Benjamin went out against them out of Gibeah the second day, and destroyed down to the ground of the children of Israel again eighteen thousand men. All these drew the sword.
  5. 26Then all the children of Israel and all the people went up, and came to Bethel, and wept, and sat there before Yahweh, and fasted that day until evening; then they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before Yahweh.