Judges 20:47

Judges 20:47 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But six hundred men turned and fled to the wilderness unto the rock Rimmon, and abode in the rock Rimmon four months.
• New International Version (NIV)But six hundred of them turned and fled into the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon, where they stayed four months.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But 600 men turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon and remained at the rock of Rimmon four months.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But six hundred men turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon, and they stayed at the rock of Rimmon for four months.

Context of Judges 20:47

45The rest of Benjamin's soldiers ran towards the desert, as far as the rock of Rimmon. The Israelites killed 5,000 of them as they ran along the roads. They chased them to Gidom, and they killed 2,000 more of Benjamin's soldiers there. 46On that day, 25,000 soldiers of Benjamin's tribe died. They were all brave men who knew how to fight well. But 600 soldiers turned and ran away to the rock of Rimmon. They stayed there for four months. 48The Israelites returned to the land that belonged to Benjamin's tribe. They killed the people and animals in all the towns there. As they came to each town, they destroyed it with fire.

Judges 20:47 word by word

וַיִּפְנ֞וּ וַיָּנֻ֤סוּ הַמִּדְבָּ֙רָה֙ אֶל־סֶ֣לַע הָֽרִמּ֔וֹן שֵׁ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת אִ֑ישׁ וַיֵּֽשְׁבוּ֙ בְּסֶ֣לַע רִמּ֔וֹן אַרְבָּעָ֖ה חֳדָשִֽׁים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But sixשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
• hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• turnedפָּנָהpânâh · to turnH6437
• and fledנוּסnûs · to fleeH5127
• to the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
• unto the rockסֶ֫לַעsela‛ · cragH5553
• Rimmonרִמּוֹןrimmôn rimmôn rimmônô · (Rock of) RimmonH7417
• and abodeיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
• monthsחֹ֫דֶשׁchôdesh · monthH2320

Cross-references for Judges 20:47

• Judges 21:13Then all the Israelites sent a message of peace to the men of Benjamin who were still at the rock of Rimmon.
• Psalms 103:9He will not always tell us that we are wrong. He will not always continue to be angry.
• Isaiah 1:9Unless the Lord Almighty had left some of us alive, we would have become like Sodom. We would have been completely destroyed, like Gomorrah.
• Jeremiah 14:7‘Lord, our many sins show that we are guilty. But please help us, to show that you are our God. We have turned away from you many times. We have done bad things against you.
• Lamentations 3:32He does cause people to feel sad sometimes, but he is sorry for us. He is also very kind to us, because he loves us very much.
• Habakkuk 3:2Lord, I have heard the report about you. I see the things that you have done, Lord, and I respect your power. Please do great things like that again. Do them again now for us to see. When you are angry with us, please still remember to be kind!

Commentaries on Judges 20:47

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 47the rock of Rimmon: "Rimmon" was a personal name from the tribe of Benjamin (2 Samuel 4:2). The place was about four miles east of Bethel. It was a stronghold, likely a cliff dwelling, that protected fugitives because it was hard to reach.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 20:47

• Rimmon

In the dictionaries

• Rimmon
• 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