Judges 20:17
17 Israel, apart from Benjamin, mustered four hundred thousand swordsmen, all of them fit for battle.
Other Translations of Judges 20:17
King James Version
17 And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war.
English Standard Version
17 And the men of Israel, apart from Benjamin, mustered 400,000 men who drew the sword; all these were men of war.
The Message
17 The men of Israel, excluding Benjamin, mobilized 400 divisions of sword-wielding fighting men.
New King James Version
17 Now besides Benjamin, the men of Israel numbered four hundred thousand men who drew the sword; all of these were men of war.
New Living Translation
17 Israel had 400,000 experienced soldiers armed with swords, not counting Benjamin's warriors.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Judges 20:17
Chapter Contents
The tribe of Benjamin nearly extirpated.
The Israelites' abhorrence of the crime committed at Gibeah, and their resolution to punish the criminals, were right; but they formed their resolves with too much haste and self-confidence. The eternal ruin of souls will be worse, and more fearful, than these desolations of a tribe.