Judges 20:22

Judges 20:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the people the men of Israel encouraged themselves, and set their battle again in array in the place where they put themselves in array the first day.
• New International Version (NIV)But the Israelites encouraged one another and again took up their positions where they had stationed themselves the first day.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But the people, the men of Israel, took courage, and again formed the battle line in the same place where they had formed it on the first day.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the people, that is, the men of Israel, encouraged themselves and again formed the battle line at the place where they had put themselves in array on the first day.

Context of Judges 20:22

20The Israelite army marched forward to fight against Benjamin's army. They stood in their places around the city. 21Benjamin's soldiers came out of Gibeah to attack. They killed 22,000 Israelites in the battle that day. The Israelite soldiers told each other to be brave. They went to meet with the Lord and they wept until the evening. They asked the Lord, ‘Should we march out again to fight against our relatives, the men of Benjamin?’ The Lord said, ‘Yes, attack them.’ So they went to stand in the same places around the city as they had done the day before. 24The Israelites went to fight against Benjamin's army on the second day.

Judges 20:22 word by word

וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֥ק הָעָ֖ם אִ֣ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיֹּסִ֙פוּ֙ לַעֲרֹ֣ךְ מִלְחָמָ֔ה בַּמָּק֕וֹם אֲשֶׁר־עָ֥רְכוּ שָׁ֖ם בַּיּ֥וֹם הָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the peopleעַם‛am · people: soldiersH5971
• the menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• encouragedחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• themselves, and set their battleמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• againיָסַףyâsaph · to add: againH3254
• in arrayעָרַךְ‛ârak · to arrangeH6186
• in the placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• the firstרִאשׁוֹןri'shôn ri'shôn · firstH7223
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117

Cross-references for Judges 20:22

• Judges 20:1526,000 soldiers came to Gibeah with their weapons, ready to fight. There were also 700 brave soldiers already in Gibeah.
• 1 Samuel 30:6David was very upset because his men were complaining. They wanted to kill him with stones. His men were very upset because they had lost their sons and their daughters. But David trusted the Lord his God to make him strong.
• 2 Samuel 11:25David said to the man that Joab had sent, ‘Tell Joab, “Do not be too upset. The enemy will always kill some of our men, and it could be anyone. Continue to attack the city even more strongly and then you will take it for us.” If you say that to Joab, he will not be so sad.’
• Psalms 64:5They help each other to do evil things. They decide where they will hide their traps, and they say, ‘Nobody will see them!’

Commentaries on Judges 20:22

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22-23After a period of weeping and likely confession (see Joshua 7), the Israelite troops received divine guidance and regained confidence.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 18-2818-28. the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God--This consultation at Shiloh was right. But they ought to have done it at the commencement of their proceedings. Instead of this, all their plans were formed, and never doubting, it would seem, that the war was just and inevitable, the only subject of their inquiry related to the precedency of the tribes--a point which it is likely was discussed in the assembly. Had they asked counsel of…Read the comment

In the dictionaries

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