Judges 20:24
And the children of Israel came near against the children of Benjamin the second day.
Judges 20:24 in other translations
| BSB | On the second day the Israelites advanced against the Benjamites. |
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| WEB | The children of Israel came near against the children of Benjamin the second day. |
| ASV | And the children of Israel came near against the children of Benjamin the second day. |
| YLT | And the sons of Israel draw near unto the sons of Benjamin on the second day, |
| DARBY | And the children of Israel came near against the children of Benjamin the second day. |
| BBE | So the children of Israel went forward against the children of Benjamin the second day. |
| Webster | And the children of Israel came near against the children of Benjamin the second day. |
What does Judges 20:24 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 20:18-28
Jud 20:18-28. The Israelites Lose Forty Thousand. 18-28. the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God--This consultation at Shiloh was right. But they ought to have done it at the commencement of their proceedings. Instead of this, all their plans were formed, and never doubting, it would seem, that the war was just and inevitable, the only subject of their inquiry related to the precedency of the…
Judges 20:24 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Judges 20:23
(And the children of Israel went up and wept before the Lord until even, and asked counsel of the Lord, saying, Shall I go up again to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? And the Lord said, Go up against him.)
- Judges 20:24
And the children of Israel came near against the children of Benjamin the second day.
- Judges 20:25
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 20:24 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Los hijos pues de Israel se acercaron el siguiente día á los hijos de Benjamín. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et les fils d’Israël s’avancèrent contre les fils de Benjamin, le second jour; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und die Kinder Israel nahten sich den Kindern Benjamin am zweiten Tage. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Cumque filii Israël altera die contra filios Benjamin ad prælium processissent, |