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From the Blue Letter Bible
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jdg 20:23 — (And the children of Israel went up and wept before the LORD until even, and asked counsel of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up again to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? And the LORD said, Go up against him.)
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Jdg 20:26,27; Psa 78:34-36; Hsa 5:15 |
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"It seems most evident that the Israelites did not seek the protection of God. When they ""went to the house of God,"" (Jdg 20:18,) it was not to enquire concerning the expediency of the war, nor of its success, but which of the tribes should begin the attack: and here the question is, ""Shall I go up again to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother?"" Having so much right on their side, they had no doubt of the justice of their cause, and the propriety of their conduct; and having such a superiority of numbers, they had no doubt of success. But God humbled them, and delivered them into the hands of their enemies; and shewed them that the race was not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong." |
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Jdg 20:26 |
Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came unto the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the LORD, and fasted that day until even, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD. |
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Jdg 20:27 |
And the children of Israel enquired of the LORD, (for the ark of the covenant of God [was] there in those days, |
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Psa 78:34 |
When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and enquired early after God. |
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Psa 78:35 |
And they remembered that God [was] their rock, and the high God their redeemer. |
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Psa 78:36 |
Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues. |
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Hsa 5:15 |
I will go [and] return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early. |
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Jdg 20:18 |
And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the LORD said, Judah [shall go up] first. |
Cite This Page: (explanation of citations)
Scott, Thomas. "Judges 20:23," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
<http://www.blueletterbible.org/tsk_b/Jdg/20/23.html>.
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