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27 Benjamin is a ravenous wolf,
    in the morning devouring the prey
    and at evening dividing the spoil.”

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27 Its officials within it are like wolves tearing the prey, shedding blood, destroying lives to get dishonest gain.(A)

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25 Benjamin moved out against them from Gibeah the second day and struck down eighteen thousand of the Israelites, all of them armed men.(A)

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21 The Benjaminites came out of Gibeah and struck down on that day twenty-two thousand of the Israelites.(A)

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21 The children of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.(A)

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18 As her soul was departing, for she was dying, she named him Ben-oni,[a] but his father called him Benjamin.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 35.18 That is, son of my sorrow
  2. 35.18 That is, son of the right hand or son of the south

circumcised on the eighth day, a member of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew born of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee;(A)

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29 I know that after I have gone, savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock.(A)

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The Conversion of Saul

Meanwhile Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest(A)

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But Saul was ravaging the church by entering house after house; dragging off both men and women, he committed them to prison.(A)

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Coming Persecutions

16 “I am sending you out like sheep into the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.(A)

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A Tree and Its Fruit

15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves.(A)

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The officials within it
    are roaring lions;
its judges are evening wolves
    that leave nothing until the morning.(A)

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