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Good News Translation

Judges 20:11

So all the men in Israel assembled with one purpose—to attack the town.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Thompson Chain Reference - Co-Operation;   Unity-Strife;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Armies of Israel, the;   Jews, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Benjamin;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Marriage;   Priests and Levites;   Samson;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Gibeah ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Gibeah;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Knit;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Government of the Hebrews;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Reign of the Judges;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
So all the men of Israel gathered united against the city.
Hebrew Names Version
So all the men of Yisra'el were gathered against the city, knit together as one man.
King James Version
So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit together as one man.
Lexham English Bible
And all the men of Israel were gathered to the city as one body united.
English Standard Version
So all the men of Israel gathered against the city, united as one man.
New Century Version
So all the men of Israel were united and gathered against the city.
New English Translation
So all the men of Israel gathered together at the city as allies.
Amplified Bible
So all the men of Israel assembled against the city, united as one man.
New American Standard Bible
So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, united as one man.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So all the men of Israel were gathered against the citie, knit together, as one man.
Legacy Standard Bible
Toe versamel al die manne van Israel by die stad, soos een man saamverbonde.
Contemporary English Version
Everyone agreed that Gibeah had to be punished.
Complete Jewish Bible
Thus all the men of Isra'el, joined together in complete agreement, assembled to attack the city.
Darby Translation
And all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit together as one man.
Easy-to-Read Version
So all the men of Israel gathered together at the city of Gibeah, united together and in agreement as to what they were doing.
George Lamsa Translation
So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, agreeing together as one man.
Literal Translation
And every man of Israel was gathered to the city, knit together as one man.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thus all the men of Israel beynge confederate, gathered them selues together as one man vnto the cite:
American Standard Version
So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit together as one man.
Bible in Basic English
So all the men of Israel were banded together against the town, united like one man.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And so all the men of Israel gathered together against the citie, knyt together as one man.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit together as one man.
King James Version (1611)
So all the men of Israel were gathered against the citie, knit together as one man.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And all the men of Israel were gathered to the city as one man.
English Revised Version
So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit together as one man.
Berean Standard Bible
So all the men of Israel gathered as one man, united against the city.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And al the puple, `as o man, cam togidere to the citee bi the same thouyt and o counsel.
Young's Literal Translation
And every man of Israel is gathered unto the city, as one man -- companions.
Update Bible Version
So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit together as one man.
Webster's Bible Translation
So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit together as one man.
World English Bible
So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit together as one man.
New King James Version
So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, united together as one man.
New Living Translation
So all the Israelites were completely united, and they gathered together to attack the town.
New Life Bible
All the men of Israel were gathered against the city, together as one man.
New Revised Standard
So all the men of Israel gathered against the city, united as one.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So all the men of Israel were gathered together against the city, as one man knit together.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And all Israel were gathered together against the city, as one man, with one mind, and one counsel:
Revised Standard Version
So all the men of Israel gathered against the city, united as one man.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Thus all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, united as one man.

Contextual Overview

1 All the people of Israel from Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south, as well as from the land of Gilead in the east, answered the call. They gathered in one body in the Lord 's presence at Mizpah. 2 The leaders of all the tribes of Israel were present at this gathering of God's people, and there were 400,000 foot soldiers. 3 Meanwhile the people of Benjamin heard that all the other Israelites had gathered at Mizpah. The Israelites asked, "Tell us, how was this crime committed?" 4 The Levite whose concubine had been murdered answered, "My concubine and I went to Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin to spend the night. 5 The men of Gibeah came to get me and surrounded the house at night. They intended to kill me; instead they raped my concubine, and she died. 6 I took her body, cut it in pieces, and sent one piece to each of the twelve tribes of Israel. These people have committed an evil and immoral act among us. 7 All of you here are Israelites. What are we going to do about this?" 8 All the people stood up together and said, "None of us, whether he lives in a tent or in a house, will go home. 9 This is what we will do: we will draw lots and choose some men to attack Gibeah. 10 One tenth of the men in Israel will provide food for the army, and the others will go and punish Gibeah for this immoral act that they have committed in Israel."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: Judges 20:1 - Then all Judges 20:8 - as one man 1 Samuel 18:1 - the soul of Jonathan

Cross-References

Genesis 12:12
When the Egyptians see you, they will assume that you are my wife, and so they will kill me and let you live.
Genesis 20:1
Abraham moved from Mamre to the southern part of Canaan and lived between Kadesh and Shur. Later, while he was living in Gerar,
Genesis 20:4
But Abimelech had not come near her, and he said, "Lord, I am innocent! Would you destroy me and my people?
Genesis 22:12
"Don't hurt the boy or do anything to him," he said. "Now I know that you honor and obey God, because you have not kept back your only son from him."
Genesis 26:7
When the men there asked about his wife, he said that she was his sister. He would not admit that she was his wife, because he was afraid that the men there would kill him to get Rebecca, who was very beautiful.
Genesis 42:18
On the third day Joseph said to them, "I am a God-fearing man, and I will spare your lives on one condition.
Nehemiah 5:15
Every governor who had been in office before me had been a burden to the people and had demanded forty silver coins a day for food and wine. Even their servants had oppressed the people. But I acted differently, because I honored God.
Job 1:1
There was a man named Job, living in the land of Uz, who worshiped God and was faithful to him. He was a good man, careful not to do anything evil.
Job 28:28
God said to us humans, "To be wise, you must have reverence for the Lord. To understand, you must turn from evil."
Psalms 14:4
"Don't they know?" asks the Lord . "Are all these evildoers ignorant? They live by robbing my people, and they never pray to me."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city,.... Of Gibeah, even 360,000 men:

knit together as one man; went heart and hand together, united in their sentiments and resolutions, determining to have justice done, or lose their lives in this cause: according to the Jews e, this was on the twenty third of Shebet, which answers to part of January and part of February, on which day a fast was kept on this account.

e Schulchan Aruch, par. 1. c. 580. sect. 2.


 
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