Berean Standard Bible
Judges 20:9
9Now this is what we will do to Gibeah: We will go against it as the lot dictates.
Judges 20:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But now this shall be the thing which we will do to Gibeah; we will go up by lot against it;
- New International Version (NIV)But now this is what we’ll do to Gibeah: We’ll go up against it in the order decided by casting lots.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But now this is what we will do to Gibeah: we will go up against it by lot,
- New King James Version (NKJV)but now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah: We will go up against it by lot.
Context of Judges 20:9
7Behold, all you Israelites, give your advice and verdict here and now.” 8Then all the people stood as one man and said, “Not one of us will return to his tent or to his house. Now this is what we will do to Gibeah: We will go against it as the lot dictates. 10We will take ten men out of every hundred from all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred out of every thousand, and a thousand out of every ten thousand, to supply provisions for the army when they go to Gibeah in Benjamin to punish them for the atrocity they have committed in Israel.” 11So all the men of Israel gathered as one man, united against the city.
Read all of Judges 20Judges 20:9 word by word
וְעַתָּ֕ה זֶ֣ה הַדָּבָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר נַעֲשֶׂ֖ה לַגִּבְעָ֑ה עָלֶ֖יהָ בְּגוֹרָֽל׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Judges 20:9
- Joshua 14:2Their inheritance was assigned by lot for the nine and a half tribes, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.
- 1 Samuel 14:41So Saul said to the LORD, the God of Israel, “Why have You not answered Your servant this day? If the fault is with me or my son Jonathan, respond with Urim, but if the fault is with the men of Israel, respond with Thummim.” And Jonathan and Saul were selected, but the people were cleared of the charge.
- 1 Chronicles 24:5Thus they were divided by lot, for there were officers of the sanctuary and officers of God among both Eleazar’s and Ithamar’s descendants.
- Nehemiah 11:1Now the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in the holy city of Jerusalem, while the remaining nine were to dwell in their own towns.
- Proverbs 16:33The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.
- Jonah 1:7“Come!” said the sailors to one another. “Let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity that is upon us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.
- Acts 1:26Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias. So he was added to the eleven apostles.
Commentaries on Judges 20:9
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9By lot - To determine who should go up first Judges 20:18. The shape of the ground probably made it impossible for the whole force to operate at once; and the question of spoil would have something to do with the arrangement. (Compare 1 Samuel 30:22-25.)Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9The lots might have been the Urim and Thummim on the priest's breastplate (Exodus 28:30; compare Joshua 14:2; 1 Samuel 14:41; Ezra 2:63).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-178-13. all the people arose as one man--The extraordinary unanimity that prevailed shows, that notwithstanding great disorders had broken out in many parts, the people were sound at the core; and remembering their national covenant with God, they now felt the necessity of wiping out so foul a stain on their character as a people. It was resolved that the inhabitants of Gibeah should be subjected to condign punishment. But the resolutions were conditional…Read the comment
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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
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