New International Version
Judges 20:19
19The next morning the Israelites got up and pitched camp near Gibeah.
Judges 20:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the children of Israel rose up in the morning, and encamped against Gibeah.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then the people of Israel rose in the morning and encamped against Gibeah.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So the children of Israel rose in the morning and encamped against Gibeah.
- New Living Translation (NLT)So the Israelites left early the next morning and camped near Gibeah.
Context of Judges 20:19
17Israel, apart from Benjamin, mustered four hundred thousand swordsmen, all of them fit for battle. 18The Israelites went up to Bethel and inquired of God. They said, “Who of us is to go up first to fight against the Benjamites?” The Lord replied, “Judah shall go first.” The next morning the Israelites got up and pitched camp near Gibeah. 20The Israelites went out to fight the Benjamites and took up battle positions against them at Gibeah. 21The Benjamites came out of Gibeah and cut down twenty-two thousand Israelites on the battlefield that day.
Read all of Judges 20Judges 20:19 word by word
וַיָּק֥וּמוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בַּבֹּ֑קֶר וַיַּֽחֲנ֖וּ עַל־הַגִּבְעָֽה׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Judges 20:19
- Joshua 3:1Early in the morning Joshua and all the Israelites set out from Shittim and went to the Jordan, where they camped before crossing over.
- Joshua 6:12Joshua got up early the next morning and the priests took up the ark of the Lord.
- Joshua 7:16Early the next morning Joshua had Israel come forward by tribes, and Judah was chosen.
Commentaries on Judges 20:19
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-21The three battles occurred near the city. Despite having more troops and seeking guidance from the Lord, the Israelites were defeated by the defenders on the first day.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
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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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