Judges 20:25
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Judges 20:25 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Judges 20:25 is a verse from the book of Judges in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Benjamin went forth against them out of Gibeah the second day, and destroyed down to the ground of the children of I..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Judges 20:25 — KJV
“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.”
— Judges 20:25 (KJV)
Judges 20:25 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 20:25
“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.”
Shares key themes with Judges 20:25: benjamin, went, 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 20:25: benjamin, went, day
“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 20:25: benjamin, went, gibeah
“And the children of Israel went up against the children of Benjamin on the third day, and put themselves in array against Gibeah, as at other times.”
Shares key themes with Judges 20:25: benjamin, went, against
“And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite of the people, and kill, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel. to smite...: Heb. to smite of the people wounded as at, etc the house...: or, Bethel”
Shares key themes with Judges 20:25: benjamin, went, against
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