And there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men; all these were men of valour.
Eighteen thousand men from the tribe of Benjamin were killed in battle; all of them were brave warriors.
This verse records the tragic loss of 18,000 brave soldiers from the tribe of Benjamin during a civil war among God's people.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during the devastating civil war between the tribe of Benjamin and the other eleven tribes of Israel, sparked by a horrific crime in Gibeah. The conflict arose when Benjamin refused to hand over the men who had committed a terrible act of violence and sexual assault. This battle represents one of the darkest periods in Israel's history, when 'every man did what was right in his own eyes' and the nation nearly destroyed itself through internal conflict.
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