Judges 20:48 “And the men of Israel turned back against the other Benjamites and put…”

Judges 20:48

And the men of Israel turned back against the other Benjamites and put to the sword all the cities, including the animals and everything else they found. And they burned down all the cities in their path.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, as well the men of every city, as the beast, and all that came to hand: also they set on fire all the cities that they came to.

World English Bible

The men of Israel turned again on the children of Benjamin, and struck them with the edge of the sword—including the entire city, the livestock, and all that they found. Moreover they set all the cities which they found on fire.

American Standard Version

And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, both the entire city, and the cattle, and all that they found: moreover all the cities which they found they set on fire.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then the men of Israel returned vnto the children of Beniamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword from the men of the citie vnto the beasts, and all that came to hand: also they set on fire all the cities that they coulde come by.

Darby Translation

And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, as well the men of [every] city as the cattle, and all that was found; even all the cities that were found did they set on fire.

Young's Literal Translation

And the men of Israel have turned back unto the sons of Benjamin, and smite them by the mouth of the sword out of the city, — men unto cattle, unto all that is found; also all the cities which are found they have sent into fire.

Bible in Basic English

And the men of Israel, turning again against the children of Benjamin, put to the sword without mercy all the towns and the cattle and everything there was, burning every town which came into their hands.

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Cross references

“smote them”

Deuteronomy 13:15–17 2 Chronicles 25:13 2 Chronicles 28:6–9 Proverbs 18:19

Deuteronomy 13:15–17 · BSB

you must surely put the inhabitants of that city to the sword. Devote to destruction all its people and livestock.

2 Chronicles 25:13 · BSB

Meanwhile the troops that Amaziah had dismissed from battle raided the cities of Judah, from Samaria to Beth-horon. They struck down 3,000 people and carried off a great deal of plunder.

2 Chronicles 28:6–9 · BSB

For in one day Pekah son of Remaliah killed 120,000 valiant men in Judah. This happened because they had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers.

Proverbs 18:19 · BSB

An offended brother is harder to win than a fortified city, and disputes are like the bars of a castle.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

47But 600 men turned and fled into the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon, where they stayed four months.

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