Judges 20:15
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Judges 20:15 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Judges 20:15 is a verse from the book of Judges in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the children of Benjamin were numbered at that time out of the cities twenty and six thousand men that drew sword, b..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Judges 20:15 — KJV
“And the children of Benjamin were numbered at that time out of the cities twenty and six thousand men that drew sword, beside the inhabitants of Gibeah, which were numbered seven hundred chosen men.”
— Judges 20:15 (KJV)
Judges 20:15 in Context — About the Book of Judges
Judges chronicles Israel's darkest cycle: sin, oppression, crying out, and rescue — repeated for generations. God raises unlikely deliverers like Gideon, Deborah, and Samson, proving He responds to honest cries for help even when His people keep failing. Grace shines against a dark backdrop.
Cross-References for Judges 20:15
“And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war.”
Shares key themes with Judges 20:15: benjamin, numbered, thousand
“And the LORD smote Benjamin before Israel: and the children of Israel destroyed of the Benjamites that day twenty and five thousand and an hundred men: all these drew the sword.”
Shares key themes with Judges 20:15: children, benjamin, twenty
“Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of all the hosts of the children of the east: for there fell an hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword. men that...: or, every one drawing a sword”
Shares key themes with Judges 20:15: children, twenty, thousand
“And Benjamin went forth against them out of Gibeah the second day, and destroyed down to the ground of the children of Israel again eighteen thousand men; all these drew the sword.”
Shares key themes with Judges 20:15: children, benjamin, thousand
“And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children.”
Shares key themes with Judges 20:15: children, six, thousand
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