KJV ORIGINAL
So that all which fell that day of Benjamin were twenty and five thousand men that drew the sword; all these were men of valour.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
So on that day, twenty-five thousand men from the tribe of Benjamin were killed in battle - all of them skilled warriors who fought with swords.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse records the tragic loss of 25,000 brave Benjamite warriors in a single day of civil war among God's people.
📚 Historical Context
This occurred during the horrific civil war between the tribe of Benjamin and the other eleven tribes of Israel, sparked by the brutal gang rape and murder of a Levite's concubine in Gibeah. The other tribes demanded justice, but Benjamin refused to hand over the criminals, leading to this devastating conflict that nearly wiped out an entire tribe of Israel.
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