Judges 20:1

Civil War Breaks Out

20:1 All the Israelites from Dan to Beer Sheba ¹  and from the land of Gilead ²  left their homes ³  and assembled together ⁴  before the Lord at Mizpah.

Judges 20:31

20:31 The Benjaminites attacked ⁵  the army, leaving the city unguarded. ⁶  They began to strike down their enemy ⁷  just as they had done before. On the main roads (one leads to Bethel, ⁸  the other to Gibeah) and in the field, they struck down ⁹  about thirty Israelites.

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¹ sn Dan was located in the far north of the country, while Beer Sheba was located in the far south. This encompassed all the territory of the land of Canaan occupied by the Israelites.

² sn The land of Gilead was on the eastern side of the Jordan River.

³ tn Heb “went out.”

⁴ tn Heb “and the assembly was convened as one man.”

⁵ tn Heb “went out to meet.”

⁶ tn Heb “and they were drawn away from the city.”

⁷ tn Heb “from the army wounded ones.”

⁸ map For location see Map4-G4; Map5-C1; Map6-E3; Map7-D1; Map8-G3.

⁹ tn The words “they struck down” are supplied in the translation for clarification.