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Judges 20:16-18
Amplified Bible
Judges 20:16-18
Amplified Bible
16 Out of all these people were seven hundred choice [a]left-handed men; each one could sling stones at [a target no wider than] a hair and not [b]miss.
17 Then the men of Israel, other than Benjamin, assembled four hundred thousand men who drew the sword; all of these were men of war.
Civil War, Benjamin Defeated
18 The men of Israel arose and went up to [c]Bethel and asked of God and said, “Which of us shall take the lead to battle against the sons [tribe] of Benjamin?” And the Lord said, “Judah [shall go up] first.”
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- Judges 20:16 Lit impeded in the right hand.
- Judges 20:16 This is the verb usually translated as to sin.
- Judges 20:18 Apparently the ark of the covenant and the high priest were in Bethel.
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