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Psalm 68:27
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Psalm 68:27
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27 There is (A)Benjamin, the least of them, in the lead,
the princes of Judah in their throng,
the princes of (B)Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.
Psalm 68:27
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Psalm 68:27
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1 Samuel 9:21
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1 Samuel 9:21
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21 Saul answered, “Am I not a Benjaminite, (A)from the least of the tribes of Israel? (B)And is not my clan the humblest of all the clans of the tribe of Benjamin? Why then have you spoken to me in this way?”
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1 Samuel 9:21
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1 Samuel 9:21
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21 Saul answered, “But am I not a Benjamite, from the smallest tribe(A) of Israel, and is not my clan the least(B) of all the clans of the tribe of Benjamin?(C) Why do you say such a thing to me?”
Ezekiel 37:19-27
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Ezekiel 37:19-27
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19 say to them, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am about to take (A)the stick of Joseph (that is in the hand of Ephraim) and the tribes of Israel associated with him. And I will join with it the (B)stick of Judah,[a] and (C)make them one stick, (D)that they may be one in my hand. 20 When the sticks on which you write are in your hand (E)before their eyes, 21 then say to them, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, (F)I will take the people of Israel from the nations among which they have gone, and will gather them from all around, and (G)bring them to their own land. 22 And (H)I will make them one nation in the land, on (I)the mountains of Israel. And (J)one king shall be king over them all, and they shall be no longer (K)two nations, and no longer divided into two kingdoms. 23 (L)They shall not (M)defile themselves anymore (N)with their idols and their detestable things, or with any of their transgressions. But (O)I will save them from all the backslidings[b] in which they have sinned, and will cleanse them; and (P)they shall be my people, and I will be their God.
24 “My servant (Q)David (R)shall be king over them, and they shall all have (S)one shepherd. (T)They shall walk in my rules and be careful to obey my statutes. 25 (U)They shall dwell in the land that I gave to my servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They and their children and their children's children shall dwell there (V)forever, and David my servant shall be their prince (W)forever. 26 (X)I will make a covenant of peace with them. It shall be (Y)an everlasting covenant with them. And I will set them in their land[c] and (Z)multiply them, and will (AA)set my sanctuary in their midst forevermore. 27 (AB)My dwelling place shall be with them, (AC)and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
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- Ezekiel 37:19 Hebrew And I will place them on it, the stick of Judah
- Ezekiel 37:23 Many Hebrew manuscripts; other Hebrew manuscripts dwellings
- Ezekiel 37:26 Hebrew lacks in their land
Ezekiel 37:19-27
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Ezekiel 37:19-27
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19 say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am going to take the stick of Joseph—which is in Ephraim’s hand—and of the Israelite tribes associated with him, and join it to Judah’s stick. I will make them into a single stick of wood, and they will become one in my hand.’(A) 20 Hold before their eyes the sticks you have written on 21 and say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will take the Israelites out of the nations where they have gone. I will gather them from all around and bring them back into their own land.(B) 22 I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel.(C) There will be one king over all of them and they will never again be two nations or be divided into two kingdoms.(D) 23 They will no longer defile(E) themselves with their idols and vile images or with any of their offenses, for I will save them from all their sinful backsliding,[a](F) and I will cleanse them. They will be my people, and I will be their God.(G)
24 “‘My servant David(H) will be king(I) over them, and they will all have one shepherd.(J) They will follow my laws and be careful to keep my decrees.(K) 25 They will live in the land I gave to my servant Jacob, the land where your ancestors lived.(L) They and their children and their children’s children will live there forever,(M) and David my servant will be their prince forever.(N) 26 I will make a covenant of peace(O) with them; it will be an everlasting covenant.(P) I will establish them and increase their numbers,(Q) and I will put my sanctuary among them(R) forever.(S) 27 My dwelling place(T) will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be my people.(U)
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- Ezekiel 37:23 Many Hebrew manuscripts (see also Septuagint); most Hebrew manuscripts all their dwelling places where they sinned
Isaiah 11:13
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Isaiah 11:13
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13 (A)The jealousy of Ephraim shall depart,
and those who harass Judah shall be cut off;
Ephraim shall not be jealous of Judah,
and Judah shall not harass Ephraim.
Isaiah 11:13
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Isaiah 11:13
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Psalm 60:7
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Psalm 60:7
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Psalm 60:7
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Psalm 60:7
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Psalm 47:9
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Psalm 47:9
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9 (A)The princes of the peoples gather
as the people of the God of Abraham.
For (B)the shields of the earth belong to God;
he is highly exalted!
Psalm 47:9
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Psalm 47:9
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1 Chronicles 27:12
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1 Chronicles 27:12
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12 Ninth, for the ninth month, was (A)Abiezer of Anathoth, a Benjaminite; in his division were 24,000.
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1 Chronicles 27:12
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1 Chronicles 27:12
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12 The ninth, for the ninth month, was Abiezer(A) the Anathothite, a Benjamite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
1 Chronicles 15:3
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1 Chronicles 15:3
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3 (A)And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the Lord (B)to its place, which he had prepared for it.
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1 Chronicles 15:3
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1 Chronicles 15:3
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3 David assembled all Israel(A) in Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the Lord to the place he had prepared for it.
1 Chronicles 12:29
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1 Chronicles 12:29
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29 Of the Benjaminites, (A)the kinsmen of Saul, 3,000, of whom the (B)majority had to that point kept their allegiance to the house of Saul.
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1 Chronicles 12:29
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1 Chronicles 12:29
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1 Chronicles 12:16
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1 Chronicles 12:16
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16 And some of the men of Benjamin and Judah came to the stronghold to David.
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1 Chronicles 12:16
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1 Chronicles 12:16
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16 Other Benjamites(A) and some men from Judah also came to David in his stronghold.
Judges 21:6-25
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Judges 21:6-25
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6 And the people of Israel (A)had compassion for Benjamin their brother and said, “One tribe is cut off from Israel this day. 7 (B)What shall we do for wives for those who are left, since we have sworn by the Lord that we will not give them any of our daughters for wives?”
8 And they said, “What one is there of the tribes of Israel that did not come up to the Lord to Mizpah?” And behold, no one had come to the camp from (C)Jabesh-gilead, to the assembly. 9 For when the people were mustered, behold, not one of the inhabitants of (D)Jabesh-gilead was there. 10 So the congregation sent 12,000 of their bravest men there and commanded them, (E)“Go and strike the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead with the edge of the sword; also the women and the little ones. 11 This is what you shall do: (F)every male and every woman that has lain with a male you shall devote to destruction.” 12 And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead 400 young virgins who had not known a man by lying with him, and they brought them to the camp at (G)Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.
13 Then the whole congregation sent word to the people of Benjamin who were at the (H)rock of Rimmon and (I)proclaimed peace to them. 14 And Benjamin returned at that time. And they gave them the women whom they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh-gilead, but they were not enough for them. 15 And the people (J)had compassion on Benjamin because the Lord had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.
16 Then the elders of the congregation said, (K)“What shall we do for wives for those who are left, since the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?” 17 And they said, “There must be an inheritance for the survivors of Benjamin, that a tribe not be blotted out from Israel. 18 Yet we cannot give them wives from our daughters.” (L)For the people of Israel had sworn, “Cursed be he who gives a wife to Benjamin.” 19 So they said, “Behold, there is the yearly feast of the Lord at Shiloh, which is north of Bethel, on the east of (M)the highway that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and south of Lebonah.” 20 And they commanded the people of Benjamin, saying, “Go and lie in ambush in the vineyards 21 and watch. If the daughters of Shiloh come out to (N)dance in the dances, then come out of the vineyards and snatch each man his wife from the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin. 22 And when their fathers or their brothers come to complain to us, we will say to them, ‘Grant them graciously to us, because we did not take for each man of them his wife in battle, neither did you give them to them, else you would now be guilty.’” 23 And the people of Benjamin did so and took their wives, according to their number, from the dancers whom they carried off. Then they went and returned to their inheritance (O)and rebuilt the towns and lived in them. 24 And the people of Israel departed from there at that time, every man to his tribe and family, and they went out from there every man to his inheritance.
25 (P)In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes.
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Judges 21:6-25
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Judges 21:6-25
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6 Now the Israelites grieved for the tribe of Benjamin, their fellow Israelites. “Today one tribe is cut off from Israel,” they said. 7 “How can we provide wives for those who are left, since we have taken an oath(A) by the Lord not to give them any of our daughters in marriage?” 8 Then they asked, “Which one of the tribes of Israel failed to assemble before the Lord at Mizpah?” They discovered that no one from Jabesh Gilead(B) had come to the camp for the assembly. 9 For when they counted the people, they found that none of the people of Jabesh Gilead were there.
10 So the assembly sent twelve thousand fighting men with instructions to go to Jabesh Gilead and put to the sword those living there, including the women and children. 11 “This is what you are to do,” they said. “Kill every male(C) and every woman who is not a virgin.(D)” 12 They found among the people living in Jabesh Gilead four hundred young women who had never slept with a man, and they took them to the camp at Shiloh(E) in Canaan.
13 Then the whole assembly sent an offer of peace(F) to the Benjamites at the rock of Rimmon.(G) 14 So the Benjamites returned at that time and were given the women of Jabesh Gilead who had been spared. But there were not enough for all of them.
15 The people grieved for Benjamin,(H) because the Lord had made a gap in the tribes of Israel. 16 And the elders of the assembly said, “With the women of Benjamin destroyed, how shall we provide wives for the men who are left? 17 The Benjamite survivors must have heirs,” they said, “so that a tribe of Israel will not be wiped out.(I) 18 We can’t give them our daughters as wives, since we Israelites have taken this oath:(J) ‘Cursed be anyone who gives(K) a wife to a Benjamite.’ 19 But look, there is the annual festival of the Lord in Shiloh,(L) which lies north of Bethel(M), east of the road that goes from Bethel to Shechem,(N) and south of Lebonah.”
20 So they instructed the Benjamites, saying, “Go and hide in the vineyards 21 and watch. When the young women of Shiloh come out to join in the dancing,(O) rush from the vineyards and each of you seize one of them to be your wife. Then return to the land of Benjamin. 22 When their fathers or brothers complain to us, we will say to them, ‘Do us the favor of helping them, because we did not get wives for them during the war. You will not be guilty of breaking your oath because you did not give(P) your daughters to them.’”
23 So that is what the Benjamites did. While the young women were dancing,(Q) each man caught one and carried her off to be his wife. Then they returned to their inheritance(R) and rebuilt the towns and settled in them.(S)
24 At that time the Israelites left that place and went home to their tribes and clans, each to his own inheritance.
25 In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as they saw fit.(T)
Judges 20:35
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Judges 20:35
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35 And the Lord defeated Benjamin before Israel, and the people of Israel destroyed 25,100 men of Benjamin that day. All these were men who (A)drew the sword.
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Judges 20:35
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Judges 20:35
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35 The Lord defeated Benjamin(A) before Israel, and on that day the Israelites struck down 25,100 Benjamites, all armed with swords.
Judges 5:18
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Judges 5:18
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18 (A)Zebulun is a people who risked their lives to the death;
(B)Naphtali, too, on the heights of the field.
Judges 5:18
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Judges 5:18
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