Judges 21 · Verse 13

Judges 21:13

And the whole congregation sent some to speak to the children of Benjamin that were in the rock Rimmon, and to call peaceably unto them.
Judges 21:13, King James Version

Judges 21:13 in other translations

BSBThen the whole congregation sent a message of peace to the Benjamites who were at the rock of Rimmon.
WEBThe whole congregation sent and spoke to the children of Benjamin who were in the rock of Rimmon, and proclaimed peace to them.
ASVAnd the whole congregation sent and spake to the children of Benjamin that were in the rock of Rimmon, and proclaimed peace unto them.
YLTAnd all the company send, and speak, unto the sons of Benjamin who are in the rock Rimmon, and proclaim to them peace;
DARBYAnd the whole assembly sent to speak to the children of Benjamin that were at the cliff of Rimmon, and to proclaim peace to them.
BBEAnd all the meeting sent to the men of Benjamin who were in the rock of Rimmon, offering them peace.
WebsterAnd the whole congregation sent some to speak to the children of Benjamin that were in the rock Rimmon, and to call peaceably to them.

What does Judges 21:13 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 And to call peaceably unto them - To proclaim peace to them; to assure them that the enmity was all over, and that they might with safety leave their strong hold.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Judges 21:13 in the original Hebrew

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וַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙vai.yish.le.Chuand they sentH7971
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.Dahthe congregationH5712
וַֽיְדַבְּרוּ֙vay.da.be.Ruand they spokeH1696
אֶל\־'el-toH413
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] descendants ofH1121
בִנְיָמִ֔ןvin.ya.MinBenjaminH1144
אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherwhoH834
בְּסֶ֣לַעbe.Se.la'[were] at [the] rock ofH5553
רִמּ֑וֹןri.MonRimmonH7417
וַיִּקְרְא֥וּvai.yik.re.'Uand they proclaimedH7121
לָהֶ֖םla.Hemto <the> them
שָׁלֽוֹם\׃sha.LompeaceH7965

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Judges 21:13

  • Deuteronomy 20:10

    When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.

  • Judges 20:47

    But six hundred men turned and fled to the wilderness unto the rock Rimmon, and abode in the rock Rimmon four months.

  • Ephesians 2:17

    And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.

  • Luke 10:5

    And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house.

  • Joshua 15:32

    And Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages:

  • Isaiah 57:19

    I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the Lord; and I will heal him.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
to speak. Heb. and spake and called. the rock Rimmon.
20:47; Jos 15:32
call peaceably. or, proclaim peace.
De 20:10; Isa 57:19; Lu 10:5; Eph 2:17

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Judges 21:12

    And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh–gilead four hundred young virgins, that had known no man by lying with any male: and they brought them unto the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.

  • Judges 21:13

    And the whole congregation sent some to speak to the children of Benjamin that were in the rock Rimmon, and to call peaceably unto them.

  • Judges 21:14

    And Benjamin came again at that time; and they gave them wives which they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh–gilead: and yet so they sufficed them not.

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Judges 21:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Toda la congregación envió luego á hablar á los hijos de Benjamín que estaban en la peña de Rimmón, y llamáronlos en paz.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et toute l’assemblée envoya parler aux fils de Benjamin, qui étaient au rocher de Rimmon, et leur annonça la paix.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und die ganze Gemeinde sandte hin und redete zu den Kindern Benjamin, die am Felsen Rimmon waren, und entbot ihnen Frieden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Miseruntque nuntios ad filios Benjamin, qui erant in petra Remmon, et præceperunt eis, ut eos susciperent in pace.