Judges 20:25

“And Benjamin went forth 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.”

"And Benjamin went forth 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." - Judges 20:25
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What does Judges 20:25 mean?

Judges 20:25 in the King James Version of the Bible reads: "And Benjamin went forth against them out of Gibeah the second day, and destroyed down to the ground of the children of Israel again 18,000 men; all these drew the sword." This verse comes from the book of Judges, which…

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The Cost of Division: Lessons from the Battle of Gibeah

In Judges 20:25, we read, "And Benjamin went forth 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." This verse captures a moment of deep tragedy and conflict within…

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A Prayer for Healing and Unity Amidst Conflict

Heavenly Father, We come before You today filled with a grave sense of urgency as we reflect upon the destruction and sorrow depicted in the account from Judges 20:25. Your Word reveals the tragic consequences of division, conflict, and human strife that can lead to the loss of…

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Judges 20:25 - "And Benjamin went forth 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."
Acts 25:20 - "And because I doubted of such manner of questions, I asked him whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these matters."
Judges 15:20 - "And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years."
"And because I doubted of such manner of questions, I asked him whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these matters." - Acts 25:20
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 13:25 - "And the Spirit of the LORD began to move him at times in the camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol."
Deuteronomy 25:1 - "If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked."
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 21:25 - "In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes."
Judges 21:20 - "Therefore they commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go and lie in wait in the vineyards;"
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 5:25 - "He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish."
Judges 20:7 - "Behold, ye are all children of Israel; give here your advice and counsel."
Ezekiel 20:4 - "Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge them? cause them to know the abominations of their fathers:"
Judges 14:20 - "But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend."
Judges 8:25 - "And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey."
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 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."
Judges 9:25 - "And the men of Shechem set liers in wait for him in the top of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them: and it was told Abimelech."
Judges 1:25 - "And when he shewed them the entrance into the city, they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his family."
Numbers 25:5 - "And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baal-peor."
Matthew 5:25 - "Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison."