New Living Translation
Judges 20:9
9Instead, this is what we will do to Gibeah; we will draw lots to decide who will attack it.
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;
- New International Version (NIV)But now this is what we’ll do to Gibeah: We’ll go up against it in the order decided by casting lots.
- 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.
Context of Judges 20:9
7Now then, all of you—the entire community of Israel—must decide here and now what should be done about this!” 8And all the people rose to their feet in unison and declared, “None of us will return home! No, not even one of us! Instead, this is what we will do to Gibeah; we will draw lots to decide who will attack it. 10One-tenth of the men from each tribe will be chosen to supply the warriors with food, and the rest of us will take revenge on Gibeah of Benjamin for this shameful thing they have done in Israel.” 11So all the Israelites were completely united, and they gathered together to attack the town.
Read all of Judges 20Judges 20:9 word by word
וְעַתָּ֕ה זֶ֣ה הַדָּבָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר נַעֲשֶׂ֖ה לַגִּבְעָ֑ה עָלֶ֖יהָ בְּגוֹרָֽל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Judges 20:9
- Joshua 14:2These nine and a half tribes received their grants of land by means of sacred lots, in accordance with the Lord’s command through Moses.
- 1 Samuel 14:41Then Saul prayed, “O Lord, God of Israel, please show us who is guilty and who is innocent.” Then they cast sacred lots, and Jonathan and Saul were chosen as the guilty ones, and the people were declared innocent.
- 1 Chronicles 24:5All tasks were assigned to the various groups by means of sacred lots so that no preference would be shown, for there were many qualified officials serving God in the sanctuary from among the descendants of both Eleazar and Ithamar.
- Nehemiah 11:1The leaders of the people were living in Jerusalem, the holy city. A tenth of the people from the other towns of Judah and Benjamin were chosen by sacred lots to live there, too, while the rest stayed where they were.
- Proverbs 16:33We may throw the dice, but the Lord determines how they fall.
- Jonah 1:7Then the crew cast lots to see which of them had offended the gods and caused the terrible storm. When they did this, the lots identified Jonah as the culprit.
- Acts 1:26Then they cast lots, and Matthias was selected to become an apostle with the other eleven.
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
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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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