Judges 20:29

Judges 20:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Israel set liers in wait round about Gibeah.
• New International Version (NIV)Then Israel set an ambush around Gibeah.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So Israel set men in ambush around Gibeah.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Israel set men in ambush all around Gibeah.

Context of Judges 20:29

27The Israelites asked the Lord (for the ark of God’s covenant was there in those days; 28Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron, was serving the Lord in those days), “Should we once more march out to fight the Benjaminites our brothers, or should we quit?” The Lord said, “Attack, for tomorrow I will hand them over to you.” So Israel hid men in ambush outside Gibeah. 30The Israelites attacked the Benjaminites the next day; they took their positions against Gibeah just as they had done before. 31The Benjaminites attacked the army, leaving the city unguarded. They began to strike down their enemy just as they had done before. On the main roads (one leads to Bethel, the other to Gibeah) and in the field, they struck down about thirty Israelites.

Judges 20:29 word by word

וַיָּ֤שֶׂם יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֹֽרְבִ֔ים אֶל־הַגִּבְעָ֖ה סָבִֽיב׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• setשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• liers in waitאָרַב'ârab · to ambushH693
• round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
• Gibeahגִּבְעָהgib‛âh · GibeahH1390

Cross-references for Judges 20:29

• Judges 20:34Ten thousand men, well-trained soldiers from all Israel, then made a frontal assault against Gibeah – the battle was fierce. But the Benjaminites did not realize that disaster was at their doorstep.
• Joshua 8:4He told them, “Look, set an ambush behind the city. Don’t go very far from the city; all of you be ready!
• 2 Samuel 5:23So David asked the Lord what he should do. This time the Lord said to him, “Don’t march straight up. Instead, circle around behind them and come against them opposite the trees.

Commentaries on Judges 20:29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29Israel set liers in wait - Though God had promised them success, they knew they could expect it only in the use of the proper means. They used all prudent precaution, and employed all their military skill.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29The stratagem described is exactly that by which Joshua took Ai (marginal reference).Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 29-44On the third day, they used similar tricks and surprise attacks as when they took over Ai (Joshua 8:1–29).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 20:29

• Ambush
• Armies
• Strategy

In the dictionaries

• Gibeah
• Israel
• Liers-in-Wait
• Congregation
• Fetch
• Glean
• Trust
• Wickedness
• Wolf
• Archery

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