Judges 20:34

“And there came against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was sore: but they knew not that evil was near them.”

"And there came against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was sore: but they knew not that evil was near them." - Judges 20:34
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What does Judges 20:34 mean?

Judges 20:34 (KJV) states "And there came against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was sore: but they knew not that evil was near them." This verse is part of the story in the book of Judges, which is part of the Old Testament. In this particular…

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The Peril of Blindness: Wisdom from Gibeah

Judges 20:34 presents a striking scene, reflecting the tragic reality of spiritual blindness. In the King James Version, it reads: "And there came against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was sore: but they knew not that evil was near them." This…

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A Call for Divine Insight in Times of Battle

Heavenly Father, As we gather in Your presence today, we come with hearts open to Your insight, reflecting on the profound truths contained within Your Word. Lord, we are reminded of the account in Judges 20:34, where it says, "And there came against Gibeah ten thousand chosen…

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Judges 20:34 - "And there came against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was sore: but they knew not that evil was near them."
Ezekiel 34:20 - "¶ Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD unto them; Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle."
Judges 1:34 - "And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain: for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley:"
Judges 6:34 - "But the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered after him."
Matthew 20:29-34
Lucas 20:34-35
Judges 9:34 - "¶ And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies."
Judges 15:20 - "And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years."
Judges 8:34 - "And the children of Israel remembered not the LORD their God, who had delivered them out of the hands of all their enemies on every side:"
Numbers 34:20 - "And of the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud."
"¶ Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD unto them; Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle." - Ezekiel 34:20
Psalms 34:20 - "He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken."
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 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 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."
Luke 20:34 - "And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage:"
Ezekiel 34:22 - "Therefore will I save my flock, and they shall no more be a prey; and I will judge between cattle and cattle."
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."
Genesis 34:20 - "¶ And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,"
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."