Judges 21:13

Judges 21:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the whole congregation sent some to speak to the children of Benjamin that were in the rock Rimmon, and to call peaceably unto them.
• New International Version (NIV)Then the whole assembly sent an offer of peace to the Benjamites at the rock of Rimmon.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then the whole congregation sent word to the people of Benjamin who were at the rock of Rimmon and proclaimed peace to them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the whole congregation sent word to the children of Benjamin who were at the rock of Rimmon, and announced peace to them.

Context of Judges 21:13

11Do this: exterminate every male, as well as every woman who has had sexual relations with a male. But spare the lives of any virgins.” So they did as instructed. 12They found among the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead four hundred young girls who were virgins – they had never had sexual relations with a male. They brought them back to the camp at Shiloh in the land of Canaan. The entire assembly sent messengers to the Benjaminites at the cliff of Rimmon and assured them they would not be harmed. 14The Benjaminites returned at that time, and the Israelites gave to them the women they had spared from Jabesh Gilead. But there were not enough to go around. 15The people regretted what had happened to Benjamin because the Lord had weakened the Israelite tribes.

Judges 21:13 word by word

וַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙ כָּל־הָ֣עֵדָ֔ה וַֽיְדַבְּרוּ֙ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י בִנְיָמִ֔ן אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּסֶ֣לַע רִמּ֑וֹן וַיִּקְרְא֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם שָׁלֽוֹם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the whole congregationעֵדָה‛êdâh · congregationH5712
• sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• to speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• to the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִיןbinyâmîyn · BenjaminH1144
• in the rockסֶ֫לַעsela‛ · cragH5553
• Rimmonרִמּוֹןrimmôn rimmôn rimmônô · (Rock of) RimmonH7417
• and to callקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call outH7121
• peaceablyשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peaceH7965

Cross-references for Judges 21:13

• Judges 20:47Six hundred survivors turned and ran away to the wilderness, to the cliff of Rimmon. They stayed there four months.
• Joshua 15:32Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon – a total of twenty-nine cities and their towns.
• Deuteronomy 20:10When you approach a city to wage war against it, offer it terms of peace.
• Isaiah 57:19I am the one who gives them reason to celebrate. Complete prosperity is available both to those who are far away and those who are nearby,” says the Lord, “and I will heal them.
• Luke 10:5Whenever you enter a house, first say, ‘May peace be on this house!’
• Ephesians 2:17And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near,

Commentaries on Judges 21:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13And to call peaceably unto them - To proclaim peace to them; to assure them that the enmity was all over, and that they might with safety leave their strong hold.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-25These two epilogues (Judges 17–18 and 19–21) show that inspired but unstructured leadership cannot last. As society moved toward chaos and civil war, the phrase, In those days there was no king in Israel appears four times. The phrase, everyone did what was right in his own eyes is added twice (Judges 17:6; 18:1; 19:1; 21:25). The era of inspired leadership declined and ended in disorder. Something important was missing.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-152-5. the people came to the house of God, ... and lifted up their voices, and wept sore--The characteristic fickleness of the Israelites was not long in being displayed; for scarcely had they cooled from the fierceness of their sanguinary vengeance, than they began to relent and rushed to the opposite extreme of self-accusation and grief at the desolation which their impetuous zeal had produced. Their victory saddened and humbled them. Their feelings on…Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 21:13

• Jabesh-Gilead
• Rashness
• Rimmon

In the dictionaries

• Benjamin
• Rimmon
• Benjamin, Benjaminite
• JabeshGilead
• Spring
• Wolf
• Israel, History of
• Jabesh-Gilead
• Judges, Book of
• Judges, Period of

Commentaries on Judges 21

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary