Judges 20:17

“And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war.”

"And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war." - Judges 20:17
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What does Judges 20:17 mean?

The verse Judges 20:17 in the King James Version (KJV) reads, "And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war." This verse is part of a larger story in the Book of Judges in the Old Testament, which…

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Unity in Strength: Lessons from Judges 20:17

In the book of Judges, specifically in Judges 20:17, we see a pivotal moment in Israel's history encapsulated in the verse, "And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war" (KJV). This passage not only…

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A Prayer for Courage and Unity in Times of Conflict

O Sovereign Lord, we come before You in solemn reverence, acknowledging Your supreme power and infinite wisdom. We stand in awe of Your ability to mobilize nations and direct the hearts of men toward the purposes You have ordained. As we reflect on the passage from Judges 20:17…

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Judges 20:17 - "And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war."
Judges 15:20 - "And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years."
Judges 20:29 - "And Israel set liers in wait round about Gibeah."
Judges 20:20 - "And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men of Israel put themselves in array to fight against them at Gibeah."
Judges 17:1 - "And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah."
Job 12:17 - "He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools."
Judges 20:19 - "And the children of Israel rose up in the morning, and encamped against Gibeah."
Judges 5:20 - "They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera."
Judges 21:20 - "Therefore they commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go and lie in wait in the vineyards;"
Judges 8:17 - "And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city."
Judges 20:27 - "And the children of Israel enquired of the LORD, (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,"
Judges 20:44 - "And there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men; all these were men of valour."
Judges 20:24 - "And the children of Israel came near against the children of Benjamin the second day."
Judges 20:7 - "Behold, ye are all children of Israel; give here your advice and counsel."
Judges 17:12 - "And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah."
Judges 21:17 - "And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that be escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not destroyed out of Israel."
Ezekiel 20:4 - "Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge them? cause them to know the abominations of their fathers:"
Judges 3:17 - "And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man."
Judges 17:11 - "And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons."
Judges 14:20 - "But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend."
Genesis 20-17
Matthew 17:20
Judges 2:17 - "And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the LORD; but they did not so."
Judges 1:20 - "And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak."
"And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years." - Judges 15:20
Judges 17:7 - "¶ And there was a young man out of Beth-lehem-judah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there."
Judges 18:20 - "And the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people."
Judges 20:9 - "But now this shall be the thing which we will do to Gibeah; we will go up by lot against it;"
Judges 20:11 - "So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit together as one man."