Judges 20:32

“And the children of Benjamin said, They are smitten down before us, as at the first. But the children of Israel said, Let us flee, and draw them from the city unto the highways.”

"And the children of Benjamin said, They are smitten down before us, as at the first. But the children of Israel said, Let us flee, and draw them from the city unto the highways." - Judges 20:32
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What does Judges 20:32 mean?

The Bible verse Judges 20:32 from the King James Version (KJV) reads: "And the children of Benjamin said, They are smitten down before us, as at the first. But the children of Israel said, Let us flee, and draw them from the city unto the highways." To fully understand the…

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Fleeing for Strategy: Lessons from Judges 20:32

In the Book of Judges, Chapter 20, we find ourselves amidst a profound and troubling narrative of conflict and division within the tribes of Israel. The verse we examine today, Judges 20:32, states, "And the children of Benjamin said, They are smitten down before us, as at the…

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A Prayer for Strength and Unity in Times of Trial

Heavenly Father, As I come before You today, I am reminded of the troubling narrative in Judges 20:32, where the children of Benjamin, feeling emboldened by their circumstances, proclaimed, "They are smitten down before us, as at the first." And the children of Israel…

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Judges 20:32 - "And the children of Benjamin said, They are smitten down before us, as at the first. But the children of Israel said, Let us flee, and draw them from the city unto the highways."
Deuteronomy 32:31 - "For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges."
Judges 9:32 - "Now therefore up by night, thou and the people that is with thee, and lie in wait in the field:"
Judges 1:32 - "But the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: for they did not drive them out."
Judges 15:20 - "And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years."
Judges 8:32 - "¶ And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites."
Luke 20:32 - "Last of all the woman died also."
Judges 11:32 - "¶ So Jephthah passed over unto the children of Ammon to fight against them; and the LORD delivered them into his hands."
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."
The Plague of Flies - Exodus 8:20-32.
The Plague of Flies - Exodus 8:20-32
The Plague of Flies - Exodus 8:20-32
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."
1 Corinthians 11:32 - "But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world."
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 6:32 - "Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar."
Judges 20:7 - "Behold, ye are all children of Israel; give here your advice and counsel."
Job 32:20 - "I will speak, that I may be refreshed: I will open my lips and answer."
Ezekiel 20:4 - "Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge them? cause them to know the abominations of their fathers:"
"For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges." - Deuteronomy 32:31
Judges 14:20 - "But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend."
2 Chronicles 32:20 - "And for this cause Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz, prayed and cried to heaven."
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