The men of Michmas, an hundred and twenty and two.
Parallel translations
- WEB The men of Michmas, one hundred twenty-two.
- BSB the men of Michmash, 122;
- NKJV the men of Michmas, one hundred and twenty-two;
- NASB the men of Michmas, 122;
- NLT The people of Micmash 122
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Quick answer
The men of Michmas returned, numbering 122. Another Benjamite town was reestablished.
Overview
Michmas, a town with a notable history of Israel's battles (1 Samuel 14), was resettled by its returning sons. Its repopulation shows the steady rebuilding of Judah and Benjamin after the exile. Each restored town added a living stone to the community God was renewing for His own glory.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- 1 Sam 13:5And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, and pitched in Michmash, eastward from Bethaven.
- Ezra 2:27The men of Michmas, an hundred twenty and two.
- 1 Sam 13:23And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash.
- Isa 10:28He is come to Aiath, he is passed to Migron; at Michmash he hath laid up his carriages:
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