Judges 20:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Judges 20:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Judges 20:21 is a verse from the book of Judges in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the children of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah, and destroyed down to the ground of the Israelites that day twent..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Judges 20:21 — KJV
“And the children of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah, and destroyed down to the ground of the Israelites that day twenty and two thousand men.”
— Judges 20:21 (KJV)
Judges 20:21 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 20:21
“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 20:21: children, benjamin, forth
“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 20:21: children, benjamin, destroyed
“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 20:21: children, benjamin, gibeah
“Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel; whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in mount Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent.”
Shares key themes with Judges 20:21: benjamin, gibeah, two
“And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.”
Shares key themes with Judges 20:21: came, twenty, two
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