Judges 20:5

“And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round about upon me by night, and thought to have slain me: and my concubine have they forced, that she is dead.”

"And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round about upon me by night, and thought to have slain me: and my concubine have they forced, that she is dead." - Judges 20:5
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What does Judges 20:5 mean?

The Bible verse Judges 20:5 from the King James Version (KJV) reads: "And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round about upon me by night, and thought to have slain me: and my concubine have they forced, that she is dead." This verse is taken from the Book of…

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The Darkness of Betrayal and the Light of Redemption

The narrative captured in Judges 20:5 unfolds an unsettling tale of betrayal, violence, and moral decay within the Israelite community. The verse reads, “And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round about upon me by night, and thought to have slain me: and my…

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A Prayer for Justice and Healing in the Face of Injustice

Heavenly Father, In the stillness of this moment, I come before You with a heavy heart, burdened by the cry of injustice that echoes through the ages. I reflect on the account found in Judges 20:5 where it is written, "And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house…

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Judges 20:5 - "And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round about upon me by night, and thought to have slain me: and my concubine have they forced, that she is dead."
Judges 5:20 - "They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera."
"They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera." - Judges 5:20
Judges 15:20 - "And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years."
Judges 5:7
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 21:20 - "Therefore they commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go and lie in wait in the vineyards;"
Judges 10:5 - "And Jair died, and was buried in Camon."
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 5:5 - "The mountains melted from before the LORD, even that Sinai from before the LORD God of Israel."
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 1:20 - "And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak."
Judges 5:1 - "Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying,"
Judges 2:5 - "And they called the name of that place Bochim: and they sacrificed there unto the LORD."
"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 5:22 - "Then were the horsehoofs broken by the means of the pransings, the pransings of their mighty ones."
Judges 20:47 - "But six hundred men turned and fled to the wilderness unto the rock Rimmon, and abode in the rock Rimmon four months."
Judges 20:41 - "And when the men of Israel turned again, the men of Benjamin were amazed: for they saw that evil was come upon them."
Judges 20:12 - "¶ And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin, saying, What wickedness is this that is done among you?"
"And Jair died, and was buried in Camon." - Judges 10:5