Christian Standard Bible
Judges 20:9
9Now this is what we will do to Gibeah: we will attack it. By lot
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
7Look, all of you are Israelites. Give your judgment and verdict here and now.” 8Then all the people stood united and said, “None of us will go to his tent or return to his house. Now this is what we will do to Gibeah: we will attack it. By lot 10we will take ten men out of every hundred from all the tribes of Israel, and one hundred out of every thousand, and one thousand out of every ten thousand to get provisions for the troops when they go to Gibeah in Benjamin to punish them for all the outrage they committed in Israel.” 11So all the men of Israel gathered united against the city.
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וְעַתָּ֕ה זֶ֣ה הַדָּבָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר נַעֲשֶׂ֖ה לַגִּבְעָ֑ה עָלֶ֖יהָ בְּגוֹרָֽל׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Judges 20:9
- Joshua 14:2Their inheritance was by lot as the Lord commanded through Moses for the nine and a half tribes,
- 1 Samuel 14:41So Saul said to the Lord, “God of Israel, why have you not answered your servant today? If the unrighteousness is in me or in my son Jonathan, Lord God of Israel, give Urim; but if the fault is in your people Israel, give Thummim.” Jonathan and Saul were selected, and the troops were cleared of the charge.
- 1 Chronicles 24:5They were assigned 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 stayed in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots for one out of ten to come and live in Jerusalem, the holy city, while the other nine-tenths remained in their towns.
- Proverbs 16:33The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord.
- Jonah 1:7“Come on!” the sailors said to each other. “Let’s cast lots. Then we’ll know who is to blame for this trouble we’re in.” So they cast lots, and the lot singled out Jonah.
- Acts 1:26Then they cast lots for them, and the lot fell to Matthias and 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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