Judges 20:9

Judges 20:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But now this shall be the thing which we will do to Gibeah; we will go up by lot against it;
• English Standard Version (ESV)But now this is what we will do to Gibeah: we will go up against it by lot,
• New King James Version (NKJV)but now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah: We will go up against it by lot.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Instead, this is what we will do to Gibeah; we will draw lots to decide who will attack it.

Context of Judges 20:9

7Now, all you Israelites, speak up and tell me what you have decided to do.” 8All the men rose up together as one, saying, “None of us will go home. No, not one of us will return to his house. But now this is what we’ll do to Gibeah: We’ll go up against it in the order decided by casting lots. 10We’ll take ten men out of every hundred from all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred from a thousand, and a thousand from ten thousand, to get provisions for the army. Then, when the army arrives at Gibeah in Benjamin, it can give them what they deserve for this outrageous act done in Israel.” 11So all the Israelites got together and united as one against the city.

Judges 20:9 word by word

וְעַתָּ֕ה זֶ֣ה הַדָּבָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר נַעֲשֶׂ֖ה לַגִּבְעָ֑ה עָלֶ֖יהָ בְּגוֹרָֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• the thingדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
• which we will doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• to Gibeahגִּבְעָהgib‛âh · GibeahH1390
• by lotגּוֹרָלgôrâl gôrâl · allottedH1486

Cross-references for Judges 20:9

• Joshua 14:2Their inheritances were assigned by lot to the nine-and-a-half tribes, as the Lord had commanded through Moses.
• 1 Samuel 14:41Then Saul prayed to the Lord, the God of Israel, “Why have you not answered your servant today? If the fault is in me or my son Jonathan, respond with Urim, but if the men of Israel are at fault, respond with Thummim.” Jonathan and Saul were taken by lot, and the men were cleared.
• 1 Chronicles 24:5They divided them impartially by casting lots, for there were officials of the sanctuary and officials of God among the descendants of both Eleazar and Ithamar.
• Nehemiah 11:1Now the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem. The rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of every ten of them to live in Jerusalem, the holy city, while the remaining nine were to stay in their own towns.
• Proverbs 16:33The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord.
• Jonah 1:7Then the sailors said to each other, “Come, let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity.” They cast lots and the lot fell on Jonah.
• Acts 1:26Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias; so he was added to the eleven apostles.

Commentaries on Judges 20:9

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9By lot - To determine who should go up first Judges 20:18. The shape of the ground probably made it impossible for the whole force to operate at once; and the question of spoil would have something to do with the arrangement. (Compare 1 Samuel 30:22-25.)Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9The lots might have been the Urim and Thummim on the priest's breastplate (Exodus 28:30; compare Joshua 14:2; 1 Samuel 14:41; Ezra 2:63).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-178-13. all the people arose as one man--The extraordinary unanimity that prevailed shows, that notwithstanding great disorders had broken out in many parts, the people were sound at the core; and remembering their national covenant with God, they now felt the necessity of wiping out so foul a stain on their character as a people. It was resolved that the inhabitants of Gibeah should be subjected to condign punishment. But the resolutions were conditional…Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Gibeah
• Lot
• Congregation
• Fetch
• 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