And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the valiantest, and commanded them, saying, Go and smite the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the children.
Entonces la asamblea envió allí a doce mil de sus guerreros más valientes, ordenándoles: 'Vayan y maten a espada a toda la gente que vive en Jabes de Galaad, incluyendo a las mujeres y los niños.'
La asamblea israelita envió doce mil guerreros para destruir completamente a los habitantes de Jabes de Galaad.
📚 Contexto Histórico
In the Book of Judges, which describes a tumultuous period in Israel's history after the conquest of Canaan, the tribes were often led by judges rather than a centralized king, leading to cycles of sin, oppression, and deliverance. This specific verse occurs in the aftermath of a civil war against the tribe of Benjamin, where the other tribes had vowed not to give their daughters in marriage to Benjaminites, but then sought to preserve the tribe from extinction. As a result, they attacked Jabesh-gilead for not participating in the war, ordering the destruction of its inhabitants to secure wives for the surviving Benjaminites.
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