Judges 20:47
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Judges 20:47 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Judges 20:47 is a verse from the book of Judges in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But six hundred men turned and fled to the wilderness unto the rock Rimmon, and abode in the rock Rimmon four months." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Judges 20:47 — KJV
“But six hundred men turned and fled to the wilderness unto the rock Rimmon, and abode in the rock Rimmon four months.”
— Judges 20:47 (KJV)
Judges 20:47 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 20:47
“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.”
Shares key themes with Judges 20:47: men, turned, fled
“And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and also he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him.”
Shares key themes with Judges 20:47: hundred, men, turned
“And when the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and, behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, and they had no power to flee this way or that way: and the people that fled to the wilderness turned back upon the pursuers. power: Heb. hand”
Shares key themes with Judges 20:47: men, turned, fled
“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 20:47: men, wilderness, rock
“And David said unto his men, Gird ye on every man his sword. And they girded on every man his sword; and David also girded on his sword: and there went up after David about four hundred men; and two hundred abode by the stuff.”
Shares key themes with Judges 20:47: hundred, men, abode
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