Judges 20:45
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Judges 20:45 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Judges 20:45 is a verse from the book of Judges in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And they turned and fled toward the wilderness unto the rock of Rimmon: and they gleaned of them in the highways five th..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Judges 20:45 — KJV
“And they turned and fled toward the wilderness unto the rock of Rimmon: and they gleaned of them in the highways five thousand men; and pursued hard after them unto Gidom, and slew two thousand men of them.”
— Judges 20:45 (KJV)
Judges 20:45 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 20:45
“But six hundred men turned and fled to the wilderness unto the rock Rimmon, and abode in the rock Rimmon four months.”
Shares key themes with Judges 20:45: turned, fled, wilderness
“Saul also and his men went to seek him. And they told David: wherefore he came down into a rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon. into...: or, from the rock”
Shares key themes with Judges 20:45: wilderness, rock, men
“A bekah for every man, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that went to be numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men. every man: Heb. a poll”
Shares key themes with Judges 20:45: five, thousand, men
“These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those that were numbered of them, thirty and two thousand and five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph after their families.”
Shares key themes with Judges 20:45: five, thousand, after
“And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai; and make not all the people to labour thither; for they are but few. about...: Heb. about two thousand men, or, about three thousand men”
Shares key themes with Judges 20:45: turned, thousand, men
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