KJV ORIGINAL
But six hundred men turned and fled to the wilderness unto the rock Rimmon, and abode in the rock Rimmon four months.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
But six hundred men turned around and ran away to the wilderness, to a place called Rock Rimmon, and they stayed hidden at Rock Rimmon for four months.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse describes the final survivors of the tribe of Benjamin fleeing to a rocky stronghold where they hid for four months after their devastating defeat.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs at the end of a brutal civil war between the tribe of Benjamin and the other eleven tribes of Israel, sparked by a horrific crime in Gibeah. The Benjamites had been almost completely wiped out, with only these 600 men escaping the slaughter. Rock Rimmon was likely a fortified rocky outcrop that provided natural protection in the wilderness.
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