Judges 20:2

Judges · Old Testament · Chapter 20

“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.”Judges 20:2

What Does Judges 20:2 Mean?

Judges 20:2 is found in the book of Judges, chapter 20, verse 2 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 9 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (9)

These passages are connected to Judges 20:2 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 20:15“And the children of Benjamin were numbered at that time out of the cities twenty and six thousand men that drew sword, beside the inhabitants of Gibeah, which were numbered seven hundred chosen men.”Judges 20:17“And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war.”2 Samuel 14:13“And the woman said, Wherefore then hast thou thought such a thing against the people of God? for the king doth speak this thing as one which is faulty, in that the king doth not fetch home again his banished.”2 Kings 3:26“And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too sore for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew swords, to break through even unto the king of Edom: but they could not.”Judges 20:1“Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the LORD in Mizpeh.”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 14:38“And Saul said, Draw ye near hither, all the chief of the people: and know and see wherein this sin hath been this day.”2 Samuel 24:9“And Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.”

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