But the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities unto Gibeah, to go out to battle against the children of Israel.
Parallel translations
- WEB The children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities to Gibeah, to go out to battle against the children of Israel.
- BSB And from their cities they came together at Gibeah to go out and fight against the Israelites.
- NKJV Instead, the children of Benjamin gathered together from their cities to Gibeah, to go to battle against the children of Israel.
- NASB Instead, the sons of Benjamin gathered from the cities to Gibeah, to go out to battle against the sons of Israel.
- NLT Instead, they came from their towns and gathered at Gibeah to fight the Israelites.
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Quick answer
The Benjamites gather to Gibeah to fight against the rest of Israel. They choose loyalty to their guilty kinsmen over justice.
Overview
Rather than surrender the offenders, Benjamin rallies its forces to defend Gibeah. Misplaced tribal loyalty leads them to take up arms against their own people. The decision plunges the nation into a devastating internal conflict.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Num 20:20And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.
- Num 21:23And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness: and he came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel.
- 2 Chr 13:13But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambushment was behind them.
- Job 15:25–26For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty.
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