Judges 20:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Judges 20:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Judges 20:17 is a verse from the book of Judges in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of w..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Judges 20:17 — KJV
“And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war.”
— Judges 20:17 (KJV)
Judges 20:17 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 20:17
“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.”
Shares key themes with Judges 20:17: men, beside, benjamin
“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 20:17: men, israel, benjamin
“And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah, with the tribe of Benjamin, an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.”
Shares key themes with Judges 20:17: men, israel, benjamin
“And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and an hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah was four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword.”
Shares key themes with Judges 20:17: men, israel, four
“And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he gathered of the house of Judah and Benjamin an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.”
Shares key themes with Judges 20:17: men, israel, benjamin
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