Judges 20:17
Judges · Old Testament · Chapter 20
“And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war.”Judges 20:17
What Does Judges 20:17 Mean?
Judges 20:17 is found in the book of Judges, chapter 20, verse 17 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 10 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (10)
These passages are connected to Judges 20:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Judges 8:10“Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of all the hosts of the children of the east: for there fell an hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword.”Judges 20:2“And the chief of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen that drew sword.”Numbers 1:46“Even all they that were numbered were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.”Numbers 26:51“These were the numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty.”Judges 20:22“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.”1 Samuel 11:8“And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.”1 Samuel 15:4“And Saul gathered the people together, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah.”1 Chronicles 21:5“And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and an hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah was four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword.”2 Chronicles 17:14“And these are the numbers of them according to the house of their fathers: Of Judah, the captains of thousands; Adnah the chief, and with him mighty men of valour three hundred thousand.”Hosea 10:9“O Israel, thou hast sinned from the days of Gibeah: there they stood: the battle in Gibeah against the children of iniquity did not overtake them.”
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