Judges 2:21
2:21 So I will no longer remove before them any of the nations that Joshua left unconquered when he died.
Judges 15:7
15:7 Samson said to them, “Because you did this, 1 I will get revenge against you before I quit fighting.” 2
Judges 20:30
20:30 The Israelites attacked the Benjaminites the next day; 3 they took their positions against Gibeah just as they had done before.
Judges 20:35
20:35 The Lord annihilated Benjamin before Israel; the Israelites struck down that day 25,100 sword-wielding Benjaminites. 4
Judges 21:2
21:2 So the people came to Bethel 5 and sat there before God until evening, weeping loudly and uncontrollably. 6
1 tn The Niphal of נָקָם (naqam, “to avenge, to take vengeance”) followed by the preposition ב (bet) has the force “to get revenge against.” See 1 Sam 18:25; Jer 50:15; Ezek 25:12.
2 tn Heb “and afterward I will stop.”
3 tn Heb “the third day.”
4 tn Heb “And the sons of Israel struck down in Benjamin that day 25,100 men, all of these wielding the sword.”
5 map For location see Map4-G4; Map5-C1; Map6-E3; Map7-D1; Map8-G3.
6 tn Heb “and they lifted up their voice[s] and wept with great weeping.” Both the cognate accusative בְּכִי (bekhi, “weeping”) and the attributive adjective גָדוֹל (gadol, “great”) emphasize their degree of sorrow.