Rsv Parallel Bible with Kjvp for Judges 20 11

1 Then all the people of Israel came out, from Dan to Beersheba, including the land of Gilead, and the congregation assembled as one man to the LORD at Mizpah.

2 And the chiefs of all the people, of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand men on foot that drew the sword.

3 (Now the Benjaminites heard that the people of Israel had gone up to Mizpah.) And the people of Israel said, "Tell us, how was this wickedness brought to pass?"

4 And the Levite, the husband of the woman who was murdered, answered and said, "I came to Gibeah that belongs to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to spend the night.

5 And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round about me by night; they meant to kill me, and they ravished my concubine, and she is dead.

6 And I took my concubine and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel; for they have committed abomination and wantonness in Israel.

7 Behold, you people of Israel, all of you, give your advice and counsel here."

8 And all the people arose as one man, saying, "We will not any of us go to his tent, and none of us will return to his house.

9 But now this is what we will do to Gibeah: we will go up against it by lot,

10 and we will take ten men of a hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred of a thousand, and a thousand of ten thousand, to bring provisions for the people, that when they come they may requite Gibeah of Benjamin, for all the wanton crime which they have committed in Israel."

11 So all the men of Israel gathered against the city, united as one man.

12 And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin, saying, "What wickedness is this that has taken place among you?

13 Now therefore give up the men, the base fellows in Gibeah, that we may put them to death, and put away evil from Israel." But the Benjaminites would not listen to the voice of their brethren, the people of Israel.

14 And the Benjaminites came together out of the cities to Gibeah, to go out to battle against the people of Israel.

15 And the Benjaminites mustered out of their cities on that day twenty-six thousand men that drew the sword, besides the inhabitants of Gibeah, who mustered seven hundred picked men.

16 Among all these were seven hundred picked men who were left-handed; every one could sling a stone at a hair, and not miss.

17 And the men of Israel, apart from Benjamin, mustered four hundred thousand men that drew sword; all these were men of war.

18 The people of Israel arose and went up to Bethel, and inquired of God, "Which of us shall go up first to battle against the Benjaminites?" And the LORD said, "Judah shall go up first."

19 Then the people of Israel rose in the morning, and encamped against Gibeah.

20 And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men of Israel drew up the battle line against them at Gibeah.

21 The Benjaminites came out of Gibeah, and felled to the ground on that day twenty-two thousand men of the Israelites.

22 But the people, the men of Israel, took courage, and again formed the battle line in the same place where they had formed it on the first day.

23 And the people of Israel went up and wept before the LORD until the evening; and they inquired of the LORD, "Shall we again draw near to battle against our brethren the Benjaminites?" And the LORD said, "Go up against them."

24 So the people of Israel came near against the Benjaminites the second day.

25 And Benjamin went against them out of Gibeah the second day, and felled to the ground eighteen thousand men of the people of Israel; all these were men who drew the sword.

26 Then all the people of Israel, the whole army, went up and came to Bethel and wept; they sat there before the LORD, and fasted that day until evening, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.

27 And the people of Israel inquired of the LORD (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,

28 and Phinehas the son of Eleazar, son of Aaron, ministered before it in those days), saying, "Shall we yet again go out to battle against our brethren the Benjaminites, or shall we cease?" And the LORD said, "Go up; for tomorrow I will give them into your hand."

29 So Israel set men in ambush round about Gibeah.

30 And the people of Israel went up against the Benjaminites on the third day, and set themselves in array against Gibeah, as at other times.

31 And the Benjaminites went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and as at other times they began to smite and kill some of the people, in the highways, one of which goes up to Bethel and the other to Gibeah, and in the open country, about thirty men of Israel.

32 And the Benjaminites said, "They are routed before us, as at the first." But the men of Israel said, "Let us flee, and draw them away from the city to the highways."

33 And all the men of Israel rose up out of their place, and set themselves in array at Baaltamar; and the men of Israel who were in ambush rushed out of their place west of Geba.

34 And there came against Gibeah ten thousand picked men out of all Israel, and the battle was hard; but the Benjaminites did not know that disaster was close upon them.

35 And the LORD defeated Benjamin before Israel; and the men of Israel destroyed twenty-five thousand one hundred men of Benjamin that day; all these were men who drew the sword.

36 So the Benjaminites saw that they were defeated. The men of Israel gave ground to Benjamin, because they trusted to the men in ambush whom they had set against Gibeah.

37 And the men in ambush made haste and rushed upon Gibeah; the men in ambush moved out and smote all the city with the edge of the sword.

38 Now the appointed signal between the men of Israel and the men in ambush was that when they made a great cloud of smoke rise up out of the city

39 the men of Israel should turn in battle. Now Benjamin had begun to smite and kill about thirty men of Israel; they said, "Surely they are smitten down before us, as in the first battle."

40 But when the signal began to rise out of the city in a column of smoke, the Benjaminites looked behind them; and behold, the whole of the city went up in smoke to heaven.

41 Then the men of Israel turned, and the men of Benjamin were dismayed, for they saw that disaster was close upon them.

42 Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel in the direction of the wilderness; but the battle overtook them, and those who came out of the cities destroyed them in the midst of them.

43 Cutting down the Benjaminites, they pursued them and trod them down from Nohah as far as opposite Gibeah on the east.

44 Eighteen thousand men of Benjamin fell, all of them men of valor.

45 And they turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon; five thousand men of them were cut down in the highways, and they were pursued hard to Gidom, and two thousand men of them were slain.

46 So all who fell that day of Benjamin were twenty-five thousand men that drew the sword, all of them men of valor.

47 But six hundred men turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon, and abode at the rock of Rimmon four months.

48 And the men of Israel turned back against the Benjaminites, and smote them with the edge of the sword, men and beasts and all that they found. And all the towns which they found they set on fire.

1 Then all ^H3605 the children ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 went out, ^H3318 and the congregation ^H5712 was gathered together ^H6950 as one ^H259 man, ^H376 from Dan ^H4480 ^H1835 even to ^H5704 Beer- ^H884 sheba , with the land ^H776 of Gilead, ^H1568 unto ^H413 the LORD ^H3068 in Mizpeh. ^H4709

2 And the chief ^H6438 of all ^H3605 the people, ^H5971 even of all ^H3605 the tribes ^H7626 of Israel, ^H3478 presented themselves ^H3320 in the assembly ^H6951 of the people ^H5971 of God, ^H430 four ^H702 hundred ^H3967 thousand ^H505 footmen ^H376 ^H7273 that drew ^H8025 sword. ^H2719

3 (Now the children ^H1121 of Benjamin ^H1144 heard ^H8085 that ^H3588 the children ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 were gone up ^H5927 to Mizpeh. ^H4709 ) Then said ^H559 the children ^H1121 of Israel, ^H3478 Tell ^H1696 us , how ^H349 was ^H1961 this ^H2063 wickedness ^H7451 ?

4 And the Levite ^H376 ^H3881 , the husband ^H376 of the woman ^H802 that was slain, ^H7523 answered ^H6030 and said, ^H559 I came ^H935 into Gibeah ^H1390 that ^H834 belongeth to Benjamin, ^H1144 I ^H589 and my concubine, ^H6370 to lodge. ^H3885

5 And the men ^H1167 of Gibeah ^H1390 rose ^H6965 against ^H5921 me , and beset the house round about ^H5437 ^H853 ^H1004 upon ^H5921 me by night, ^H3915 and thought ^H1819 to have slain ^H2026 me : and my concubine ^H6370 have they forced, ^H6031 that she is dead. ^H4191

6 And I took ^H270 my concubine, ^H6370 and cut her in pieces, ^H5408 and sent ^H7971 her throughout all ^H3605 the country ^H7704 of the inheritance ^H5159 of Israel: ^H3478 for ^H3588 they have committed ^H6213 lewdness ^H2154 and folly ^H5039 in Israel. ^H3478

7 Behold ^H2009 , ye are all ^H3605 children ^H1121 of Israel; ^H3478 give ^H3051 here ^H1988 your advice ^H1697 and counsel. ^H6098

8 And all ^H3605 the people ^H5971 arose ^H6965 as one ^H259 man, ^H376 saying, ^H559 We will not ^H3808 any ^H376 of us go ^H1980 to his tent, ^H168 neither ^H3808 will we any ^H376 of us turn ^H5493 into his house. ^H1004

9 But now ^H6258 this ^H2088 shall be the thing ^H1697 which ^H834 we will do ^H6213 to Gibeah; ^H1390 we will go up by lot ^H1486 against ^H5921 it;

10 And we will take ^H3947 ten ^H6235 men ^H376 of a hundred ^H3967 throughout all ^H3605 the tribes ^H7626 of Israel, ^H3478 and a hundred ^H3967 of a thousand, ^H505 and a thousand ^H505 out of ten thousand, ^H7233 to fetch ^H3947 victual ^H6720 for the people, ^H5971 that they may do, ^H6213 when they come ^H935 to Gibeah ^H1387 of Benjamin, ^H1144 according to all ^H3605 the folly ^H5039 that ^H834 they have wrought ^H6213 in Israel. ^H3478

11 So all ^H3605 the men ^H376 of Israel ^H3478 were gathered ^H622 against ^H413 the city, ^H5892 knit together ^H2270 as one ^H259 man. ^H376

12 And the tribes ^H7626 of Israel ^H3478 sent ^H7971 men ^H376 through all ^H3605 the tribe ^H7626 of Benjamin, ^H1144 saying, ^H559 What ^H4100 wickedness ^H7451 is this ^H2063 that ^H834 is done ^H1961 among you?

13 Now ^H6258 therefore deliver ^H5414 us ^H853 the men, ^H376 the children ^H1121 of Belial, ^H1100 which ^H834 are in Gibeah, ^H1390 that we may put them to death, ^H4191 and put away ^H1197 evil ^H7451 from Israel ^H4480 ^H3478 . But the children ^H1121 of Benjamin ^H1144 would ^H14 not ^H3808 hearken ^H8085 to the voice ^H6963 of their brethren ^H251 the children ^H1121 of Israel: ^H3478

14 But the children ^H1121 of Benjamin ^H1144 gathered themselves together ^H622 out of ^H4480 the cities ^H5892 unto Gibeah, ^H1390 to go out ^H3318 to battle ^H4421 against ^H5973 the children ^H1121 of Israel. ^H3478

15 And the children ^H1121 of Benjamin ^H1144 were numbered ^H6485 at that ^H1931 time ^H3117 out of the cities ^H4480 ^H5892 twenty ^H6242 and six ^H8337 thousand ^H505 men ^H376 that drew ^H8025 sword, ^H2719 beside ^H905 the inhabitants ^H4480 ^H3427 of Gibeah, ^H1390 which were numbered ^H6485 seven ^H7651 hundred ^H3967 chosen ^H970 men. ^H376

16 Among all ^H4480 ^H3605 this ^H2088 people ^H5971 there were seven ^H7651 hundred ^H3967 chosen ^H977 men ^H376 left ^H334 H3027- ^H3225 handed ; every one ^H3605 ^H2088 could sling ^H7049 stones ^H68 at ^H413 a hair ^H8185 breadth , and not ^H3808 miss. ^H2398

17 And the men ^H376 of Israel, ^H3478 beside ^H905 Benjamin ^H4480 ^H1144 , were numbered ^H6485 four ^H702 hundred ^H3967 thousand ^H505 men ^H376 that drew ^H8025 sword: ^H2719 all ^H3605 these ^H2088 were men ^H376 of war. ^H4421

18 And the children ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 arose, ^H6965 and went up ^H5927 to the house of God, ^H1008 and asked counsel ^H7592 of God, ^H430 and said, ^H559 Which ^H4310 of us shall go up ^H5927 first ^H8462 to the battle ^H4421 against ^H5973 the children ^H1121 of Benjamin ^H1144 ? And the LORD ^H3068 said, ^H559 Judah ^H3063 shall go up first. ^H8462

19 And the children ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 rose up ^H6965 in the morning, ^H1242 and encamped ^H2583 against ^H5921 Gibeah. ^H1390

20 And the men ^H376 of Israel ^H3478 went out ^H3318 to battle ^H4421 against ^H5973 Benjamin; ^H1144 and the men ^H376 of Israel ^H3478 put themselves in array ^H6186 to fight ^H4421 against ^H854 them at ^H413 Gibeah. ^H1390

21 And the children ^H1121 of Benjamin ^H1144 came forth ^H3318 out of ^H4480 Gibeah, ^H1390 and destroyed down ^H7843 to the ground ^H776 of the Israelites ^H3478 that ^H1931 day ^H3117 twenty ^H6242 and two ^H8147 thousand ^H505 men. ^H376

22 And the people ^H5971 the men ^H376 of Israel ^H3478 encouraged themselves, ^H2388 and set ^H6186 their battle ^H4421 again ^H3254 in array ^H6186 in the place ^H4725 where ^H834 ^H8033 they put themselves in array ^H6186 the first ^H7223 day. ^H3117

23 (And the children ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 went up ^H5927 and wept ^H1058 before ^H6440 the LORD ^H3068 until ^H5704 even, ^H6153 and asked counsel ^H7592 of the LORD, ^H3068 saying, ^H559 Shall I go up ^H5066 again ^H3254 to battle ^H4421 against ^H5973 the children ^H1121 of Benjamin ^H1144 my brother ^H251 ? And the LORD ^H3068 said, ^H559 Go up ^H5927 against ^H413 him.)

24 And the children ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 came near ^H7126 against ^H413 the children ^H1121 of Benjamin ^H1144 the second ^H8145 day. ^H3117

25 And Benjamin ^H1144 went forth ^H3318 against ^H7125 them out of ^H4480 Gibeah ^H1390 the second ^H8145 day, ^H3117 and destroyed ^H7843 down to the ground ^H776 of the children ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 again ^H5750 eighteen ^H8083 ^H6240 thousand ^H505 men; ^H376 all ^H3605 these ^H428 drew ^H8025 the sword. ^H2719

26 Then all ^H3605 the children ^H1121 of Israel, ^H3478 and all ^H3605 the people, ^H5971 went up, ^H5927 and came ^H935 unto the house of God, ^H1008 and wept, ^H1058 and sat ^H3427 there ^H8033 before ^H6440 the LORD, ^H3068 and fasted ^H6684 that ^H1931 day ^H3117 until ^H5704 even, ^H6153 and offered ^H5927 burnt offerings ^H5930 and peace offerings ^H8002 before ^H6440 the LORD. ^H3068

27 And the children ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 inquired ^H7592 of the LORD, ^H3068 (for the ark ^H727 of the covenant ^H1285 of God ^H430 was there ^H8033 in those ^H1992 days, ^H3117

28 And Phinehas, ^H6372 the son ^H1121 of Eleazar, ^H499 the son ^H1121 of Aaron, ^H175 stood ^H5975 before ^H6440 it in those ^H1992 days, ^H3117 ) saying, ^H559 Shall I yet ^H5750 again ^H3254 go out ^H3318 to battle ^H4421 against ^H5973 the children ^H1121 of Benjamin ^H1144 my brother, ^H251 or ^H518 shall I cease ^H2308 ? And the LORD ^H3068 said, ^H559 Go up; ^H5927 for ^H3588 tomorrow ^H4279 I will deliver ^H5414 them into thine hand. ^H3027

29 And Israel ^H3478 set ^H7760 liers in wait ^H693 round about ^H5439 ^H413 Gibeah. ^H1390

30 And the children ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 went up ^H5927 against ^H413 the children ^H1121 of Benjamin ^H1144 on the third ^H7992 day, ^H3117 and put themselves in array ^H6186 against ^H413 Gibeah, ^H1390 as at other times ^H6471 ^H6471 .

31 And the children ^H1121 of Benjamin ^H1144 went out ^H3318 against ^H7125 the people, ^H5971 and were drawn away ^H5423 from ^H4480 the city; ^H5892 and they began ^H2490 to smite ^H5221 of the people ^H4480 ^H5971 , and kill, ^H2491 as at other times ^H6471 ^H6471 , in the highways, ^H4546 of which ^H834 one ^H259 goeth up ^H5927 to the house of God, ^H1008 and the other ^H259 to Gibeah ^H1390 in the field, ^H7704 about thirty ^H7970 men ^H376 of Israel. ^H3478

32 And the children ^H1121 of Benjamin ^H1144 said, ^H559 They ^H1992 are smitten down ^H5062 before ^H6440 us , as at the first. ^H7223 But the children ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 said, ^H559 Let us flee, ^H5127 and draw ^H5423 them from ^H4480 the city ^H5892 unto ^H413 the highways. ^H4546

33 And all ^H3605 the men ^H376 of Israel ^H3478 rose up ^H6965 out of their place ^H4480 ^H4725 , and put themselves in array ^H6186 at Baal- ^H1193 tamar : and the liers in wait ^H693 of Israel ^H3478 came forth ^H1518 out of their places ^H4480 ^H4725 , even out of the meadows ^H4480 ^H4629 of Gibeah ^H4480 ^H1390 .

34 And there came ^H935 against ^H4480 ^H5048 Gibeah ^H1390 ten ^H6235 thousand ^H505 chosen ^H977 men ^H376 out of all ^H4480 ^H3605 Israel, ^H3478 and the battle ^H4421 was sore: ^H3513 but they ^H1992 knew ^H3045 not ^H3808 that ^H3588 evil ^H7451 was near ^H5060 them.

35 And the LORD ^H3068 smote ^H5062 ^H853 Benjamin ^H1144 before ^H6440 Israel: ^H3478 and the children ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 destroyed ^H7843 of the Benjamites ^H1144 that ^H1931 day ^H3117 twenty ^H6242 and five ^H2568 thousand ^H505 and a hundred ^H3967 men: ^H376 all ^H3605 these ^H428 drew ^H8025 the sword. ^H2719

36 So the children ^H1121 of Benjamin ^H1144 saw ^H7200 that ^H3588 they were smitten: ^H5062 for the men ^H376 of Israel ^H3478 gave ^H5414 place ^H4725 to the Benjamites, ^H1144 because ^H3588 they trusted ^H982 unto ^H413 the liers in wait ^H693 which ^H834 they had set ^H7760 beside ^H413 Gibeah. ^H1390

37 And the liers in wait ^H693 hasted, ^H2363 and rushed ^H6584 upon ^H413 Gibeah; ^H1390 and the liers in wait ^H693 drew themselves along, ^H4900 and smote ^H5221 ^H853 all ^H3605 the city ^H5892 with the edge ^H6310 of the sword. ^H2719

38 Now there was ^H1961 an appointed sign ^H4150 between the men ^H376 of Israel ^H3478 and the liers in wait, ^H693 that they should make a great ^H7235 flame ^H4864 with smoke ^H6227 rise up ^H5927 out of ^H4480 the city. ^H5892

39 And when the men ^H376 of Israel ^H3478 retired ^H2015 in the battle, ^H4421 Benjamin ^H1144 began ^H2490 to smite ^H5221 and kill ^H2491 of the men ^H376 of Israel ^H3478 about thirty ^H7970 persons: ^H376 for ^H3588 they said, ^H559 Surely ^H389 they ^H1931 are smitten down ^H5062 ^H5062 before ^H6440 us , as in the first ^H7223 battle. ^H4421

40 But when the flame ^H4864 began ^H2490 to arise up ^H5927 out of ^H4480 the city ^H5892 with a pillar ^H5982 of smoke, ^H6227 the Benjamites ^H1144 looked ^H6437 behind ^H310 them, and, behold, ^H2009 the flame ^H3632 of the city ^H5892 ascended up ^H5927 to heaven. ^H8064

41 And when the men ^H376 of Israel ^H3478 turned again, ^H2015 the men ^H376 of Benjamin ^H1144 were amazed: ^H926 for ^H3588 they saw ^H7200 that ^H3588 evil ^H7451 was come ^H5060 upon ^H5921 them.

42 Therefore they turned ^H6437 their backs before ^H6440 the men ^H376 of Israel ^H3478 unto ^H413 the way ^H1870 of the wilderness; ^H4057 but the battle ^H4421 overtook ^H1692 them ; and them which ^H834 came out of the cities ^H4480 ^H5892 they destroyed ^H7843 in the midst ^H8432 of them.

43 Thus they enclosed the Benjamites round about ^H3803 ^H853 ^H1144 , and chased ^H7291 them, and trod them down ^H1869 with ease ^H4496 over against ^H5704 ^H5227 Gibeah ^H1390 toward the sunrising ^H4480 H4217. ^H8121

44 And there fell ^H5307 of Benjamin ^H4480 ^H1144 eighteen ^H8083 ^H6240 thousand ^H505 men; ^H376 ^H853 all ^H3605 these ^H428 were men ^H376 of valor. ^H2428

45 And they turned ^H6437 and fled ^H5127 toward the wilderness ^H4057 unto ^H413 the rock ^H5553 of Rimmon: ^H7417 and they gleaned ^H5953 of them in the highways ^H4546 five ^H2568 thousand ^H505 men; ^H376 and pursued hard ^H1692 after ^H310 them unto ^H5704 Gidom, ^H1440 and slew ^H5221 two thousand ^H505 men ^H376 of ^H4480 them.

46 So that all ^H3605 which fell ^H5307 that ^H1931 day ^H3117 of Benjamin ^H4480 ^H1144 were ^H1961 twenty ^H6242 and five ^H2568 thousand ^H505 men ^H376 that drew ^H8025 the sword; ^H2719 ^H853 all ^H3605 these ^H428 were men ^H376 of valor. ^H2428

47 But six ^H8337 hundred ^H3967 men ^H376 turned ^H6437 and fled ^H5127 to the wilderness ^H4057 unto ^H413 the rock ^H5553 Rimmon, ^H7417 and abode ^H3427 in the rock ^H5553 Rimmon ^H7417 four ^H702 months. ^H2320

48 And the men ^H376 of Israel ^H3478 turned again ^H7725 upon ^H413 the children ^H1121 of Benjamin, ^H1144 and smote ^H5221 them with the edge ^H6310 of the sword, ^H2719 as well the men ^H4974 of every city ^H4480 ^H5892 , as ^H5704 the beast, ^H929 and all ^H3605 that came to hand: ^H4672 also ^H1571 they set ^H7971 on fire ^H784 all ^H3605 the cities ^H5892 that they came to. ^H4672

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Judges 20:11 (RSV) Revised Standard Version