17Israel, apart from Benjamin, mustered four hundred thousand swordsmen, all of them fighting men.


In Context

14 From their towns they came together at Gibeah to fight against the Israelites.

15 At once the Benjamites mobilized twenty-six thousand swordsmen from their towns, in addition to seven hundred chosen men from those living in Gibeah.

16 Among all these soldiers there were seven hundred chosen men who were left-handed, each of whom could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.

17 Israel, apart from Benjamin, mustered four hundred thousand swordsmen, all of them fighting men.

18 The Israelites went up to Bethel and inquired of God. They said, "Who of us shall go first to fight against the Benjamites?" The LORD replied, "Judah shall go first."

19 The next morning the Israelites got up and pitched camp near Gibeah.

Judges 20:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:17And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these [were] men of war.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:17Of the men of Israel also, beside the children of Benjamin, were found four hundred thousand that drew swords, and were prepared to fight.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:17And the men of Israel, besides Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:17And the men of Israel, apart from Benjamin, mustered four hundred thousand men that drew sword; all these were men of war.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:17And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:17And the men of Israel, besides Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:17The men of Israel, besides Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men who drew sword: all these were men of war.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:17And the men of Israel numbered themselves, apart from Benjamin, four hundred thousand men, drawing sword, each of these a man of war.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:17And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war.