Judges 20:22

Judges 20:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the people the men of Israel encouraged themselves, and set their battle again in array in the place where they put themselves in array the first day.
• New International Version (NIV)But the Israelites encouraged one another and again took up their positions where they had stationed themselves the first day.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But the people, the men of Israel, took courage, and again formed the battle line in the same place where they had formed it on the first day.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the people, that is, the men of Israel, encouraged themselves and again formed the battle line at the place where they had put themselves in array on the first day.

Context of Judges 20:22

20Then they advanced toward Gibeah to attack the men of Benjamin. 21But Benjamin’s warriors, who were defending the town, came out and killed 22,000 Israelites on the battlefield that day. But the Israelites encouraged each other and took their positions again at the same place they had fought the previous day. 23For they had gone up to Bethel and wept in the presence of the Lord until evening. They had asked the Lord, “Should we fight against our relatives from Benjamin again?” And the Lord had said, “Go out and fight against them.” 24So the next day they went out again to fight against the men of Benjamin,

Judges 20:22 word by word

וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֥ק הָעָ֖ם אִ֣ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיֹּסִ֙פוּ֙ לַעֲרֹ֣ךְ מִלְחָמָ֔ה בַּמָּק֕וֹם אֲשֶׁר־עָ֥רְכוּ שָׁ֖ם בַּיּ֥וֹם הָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the peopleעַם‛am · people: soldiersH5971
• the menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• encouragedחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• themselves, and set their battleמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• againיָסַףyâsaph · to add: againH3254
• in arrayעָרַךְ‛ârak · to arrangeH6186
• in the placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• the firstרִאשׁוֹןri'shôn ri'shôn · firstH7223
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117

Cross-references for Judges 20:22

• Judges 20:15In all, 26,000 of their warriors armed with swords arrived in Gibeah to join the 700 elite troops who lived there.
• 1 Samuel 30:6David was now in great danger because all his men were very bitter about losing their sons and daughters, and they began to talk of stoning him. But David found strength in the Lord his God.
• 2 Samuel 11:25“Well, tell Joab not to be discouraged,” David said. “The sword devours this one today and that one tomorrow! Fight harder next time, and conquer the city!”
• Psalms 64:5They encourage each other to do evil and plan how to set their traps in secret. “Who will ever notice?” they ask.

Commentaries on Judges 20:22

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22-23After a period of weeping and likely confession (see Joshua 7), the Israelite troops received divine guidance and regained confidence.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

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• 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