Judges 20:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Judges 20:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Judges 20:6 is a verse from the book of Judges in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel: fo..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Judges 20:6 — KJV
“And I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel: for they have committed lewdness and folly in Israel.”
— Judges 20:6 (KJV)
Judges 20:6 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 20:6
“And he took a yoke of oxen, and hewed them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the coasts of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen. And the fear of the LORD fell on the people, and they came out with one consent. with...: Heb. as one man”
Shares key themes with Judges 20:6: took, pieces, sent
“And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, together with her bones, into twelve pieces, and sent her into all the coasts of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Judges 20:6: took, concubine, pieces
“Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities. present: Heb. found images: Heb. statues until...: Heb. until to make an end”
Shares key themes with Judges 20:6: cut, pieces, sent
“But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.”
Shares key themes with Judges 20:6: concubine, sent, country
“But the Levites shall do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they shall bear their iniquity: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations, that among the children of Israel they have no inheritance.”
Shares key themes with Judges 20:6: throughout, inheritance, israel
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