The men of Israel turned, and the men of Benjamin were dismayed; for they saw that disaster had come on them.
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The men of Israel turned, and the men of Benjamin were dismayed; for they saw that disaster had come on them.
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And when the men of Israel turned again, the men of Benjamin were amazed: for they saw that evil was come upon them.
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And the men of Israel turned, and the men of Benjamin were amazed; for they saw that evil was come upon them.
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Passages linked to Judges 20:41 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Luke 17:27-28 They ate, they drank, they married, and they were given in marriage until the day that Noah entered into the ship, and the flood came and destroyed them all. Likewise, even as it was in the days of Lot: they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built;
- Luke 21:26 men fainting for fear, and for expectation of the things which are coming on the world: for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:3 For when they are saying, “Peace and safety,” then sudden destruction will come on them, like birth pains on a pregnant woman. Then they will in no way escape.
- 2 Peter 2:12 But these, as unreasoning creatures, born natural animals to be taken and destroyed, speaking evil in matters about which they are ignorant, will in their destroying surely be destroyed,
- Exodus 15:9-10 The enemy said, ‘I will pursue. I will overtake. I will divide the plunder. My desire will be satisfied on them. I will draw my sword. My hand will destroy them.’ You blew with your wind. The sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters.
- Isaiah 13:8-9 They will be dismayed. Pangs and sorrows will seize them. They will be in pain like a woman in labor. They will look in amazement one at another. Their faces will be faces of flame. Behold, the day of Yahweh comes, cruel, with wrath and fierce anger; to make the land a desolation, and to destroy its sinners out of it.
- Isaiah 33:14 The sinners in Zion are afraid. Trembling has seized the godless ones. Who among us can live with the devouring fire? Who among us can live with everlasting burning?
- Revelation 6:15-17 The kings of the earth, the princes, the commanding officers, the rich, the strong, and every slave and free person, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains. They told the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb, for the great day of his wrath has come; and who is able to stand?”
- Revelation 18:8-10 Therefore in one day her plagues will come: death, mourning, and famine; and she will be utterly burned with fire; for the Lord God who has judged her is strong. The kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived wantonly with her will weep and wail over her, when they look at the smoke of her burning, standing far away for the fear of her torment, saying, ‘Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city! For your judgment has come in one hour.’
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain And withstood their enemies.
And withstood their enemies.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Jdg 20:41 Evll was come upon them.] Heb., Touched…
Jdg 20:41 Evll was come upon them.] Heb., Touched them; that they were lost.
Ver. 41. Evll was come upon them.] Heb., Touched them; that they were lost.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain The men of Benjamin were amazed, because of their…
The men of Benjamin were amazed, because of their great disappointment, and the present danger wherewith they were surrounded on every side.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Therefore they turned their backs before the men of…
Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel,.... And fled from them:
unto the way of the wilderness; what wilderness is not certain, perhaps the wilderness of Judah; they did not turn directly back towards Gibeah, perceiving that was taken, and in the hands of a body of men that would meet them, and therefore they turned on one side towards the wilderness, if happily they could make their escape thither, and shelter themselves:
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but the battle overtook them; that is, they that made war, as the Targum, the Israelites that were engaged in battle with them pursued them, and overtook them:
and them which came out of the cities they destroyed in the midst of them; either the Israelites that came out of their cities to assist their brethren destroyed the Benjaminites as they fled, or the Benjaminites who came out of other cities to Gibeah, these were destroyed in the midst of it with the inhabitants, by the liers in wait, when they entered it.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 41. amazed] An archaism in English, for bewildered; cf.…
41. amazed] An archaism in English, for bewildered; cf. St Mar_10:32, 1Pe_3:6 (AV., contrast RV.).
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (41) And when the men of Israel turned again.—Another…
(41) And when the men of Israel turned again.—Another detail of the rally described in Jdg_20:33, and its effect (Jdg_20:34).
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