Judges 20:43

Judges 20:43 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thus they inclosed the Benjamites round about, and chased them, and trode them down with ease over against Gibeah toward the sunrising.
• New International Version (NIV)They surrounded the Benjamites, chased them and easily overran them in the vicinity of Gibeah on the east.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Surrounding the Benjaminites, they pursued them and trod them down from Nohah as far as opposite Gibeah on the east.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They surrounded the Benjamites, chased them, and easily trampled them down as far as the front of Gibeah toward the east.

Context of Judges 20:43

41Then the men of Israel turned back on them, and the men of Benjamin were terrified when they realized that disaster had come upon them. 42So they fled before the men of Israel toward the wilderness, but the battle overtook them, and the men coming out of the cities struck them down there. They surrounded the Benjamites, pursued them, and easily overtook them in the vicinity of Gibeah on the east. 44And 18,000 Benjamites fell, all men of valor. 45Then the Benjamites turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon, and Israel cut down 5,000 men on the roads. And they overtook them at Gidom and struck down 2,000 more.

Judges 20:43 word by word

כִּתְּר֤וּ אֶת־בִּנְיָמִן֙ הִרְדִיפֻ֔הוּ מְנוּחָ֖ה הִדְרִיכֻ֑הוּ עַ֛ד נֹ֥כַח הַגִּבְעָ֖ה מִמִּזְרַח־שָֽׁמֶשׁ׃Read the interlinear

• They surroundedכָּתַרkâthar · to surroundH3803
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• the Benjamitesבִּנְיָמִיןbinyâmîyn · BenjaminH1144
• pursued themרָדַףrâdaph · to pursueH7291
• and easilyמְנוּחָהmenûchâh menûchâh · NohahH4496
• overtook themדָּרַךְdârak · to treadH1869
• in the vicinityעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• in the vicinityנֹ֫כַחnôkach · beforeH5227
• of Gibeahגִּבְעָהgib‛âh · GibeahH1390
• on the eastמִזְרָחmizrâch · eastH4217
• on the eastשֶׁ֫מֶשׁshemesh · sunH8121

Cross-references for Judges 20:43

• Judges 8:20So he said to Jether, his firstborn, “Get up and kill them.” But the young man did not draw his sword; he was fearful because he was still a youth.

Commentaries on Judges 20:43

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 43The language and construction of this verse is poetical; it seems to be an extract from a song, and to describe, in the language of poetry, the same event which the preceding verse described in that of prose. With ease - Or “rest” Numbers 10:33; Psalm 95:11. The expression is very obscure. The margin takes it as the name of a place.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 43overtook them in the vicinity of Gibeah on the east: The geography is complex. There may be confusion between Gibeah and nearby Geba (1 Samuel 13:3–14:5; see also 1 Kings 15:22).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 29-4829-48. And Israel set liers-in-wait round about Gibeah--A plan was formed of taking that city by stratagem, similar to that employed in the capture of Ai [Jos 8:9].Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 20:43

• Armies
• Strategy

In the dictionaries

• Gibeah
• Congregation
• Fetch
• Glean
• Trust
• Wickedness
• Wolf
• Archery
• Israel, History of
• Judah, Kingdom of

Commentaries on Judges 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary