Judges 20:42
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“So they fled before the men of Israel toward the wilderness, but the battle overtook them, and the men coming out of the cities struck them down there.”
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“So they fled before the men of Israel toward the wilderness, but the battle overtook them, and the men coming out of the cities struck them down there.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel unto the way of the wilderness; but the battle overtook them; and them which came out of the cities they destroyed in the midst of them.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel unto the way of the wilderness; but the battle followed hard after them; and they that came out of the cities destroyed them in the midst thereof.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and they turn before the men of Israel unto the way of the wilderness, and the battle hath followed them; and those who <FI>are<Fi> from the city are destroying them in their midst;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Judges 20:42 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Joshua 8:15Joshua and all Israel let themselves be beaten back before them, and they fled toward the wilderness.
- Joshua 8:24When Israel had finished killing all the men of Ai who had pursued them into the field and wilderness, and when every last one of them had fallen by the sword, all the Israelites returned to Ai and put it to the sword as well.
- Lamentations 1:3Judah has gone into exile under affliction and harsh slavery; she dwells among the nations but finds no place to rest. All her pursuers have overtaken her in the midst of her distress.
- Hosea 9:9They have deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of Gibeah; He will remember their guilt; He will punish their sins.
- Hosea 10:9Since the days of Gibeah you have sinned, O Israel, and there you have remained. Did not the battle in Gibeah overtake the sons of iniquity?
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).