20The men of Israel went out to fight the Benjamites and took up battle positions against them at Gibeah.


In Context

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.

20 The men of Israel went out to fight the Benjamites and took up battle positions against them at Gibeah.

21 The Benjamites came out of Gibeah and cut down twenty-two thousand Israelites on the battlefield that day.

22 But the men of Israel encouraged one another and again took up their positions where they had stationed themselves the first day.

Judges 20:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:20And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men of Israel put themselves in array to fight against them at Gibeah.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:20And going out from thence to fight against Benjamin, began to assault the city.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:20And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men of Israel set the battle in array against them at Gibeah.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:20And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men of Israel drew up the battle line against them at Gib'e-ah.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:20And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men of Israel set the battle in array against them at Gibeah.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:20And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men of Israel put themselves in array to fight against them at Gibeah.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:20The men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men of Israel set the battle in array against them at Gibeah.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:20and the men of Israel go out to battle with Benjamin, and the men of Israel set themselves in array with them, for battle against Gibeah,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:20And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men of Israel put themselves in array to fight against them at Gibeah.