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Judges 20:32
Judges 20:32 is verse 32 of Judges chapter 20, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
“We are defeating them as before,” said the Benjamites. But the Israelites said, “Let us retreat and draw them away from the city onto the roads.”
King James Version
And the children of Benjamin said, They are smitten down before us, as at the first. But the children of Israel said, Let us flee, and draw them from the city unto the highways.
World English Bible
The children of Benjamin said, “They are struck down before us, as at the first.” But the children of Israel said, “Let’s flee, and draw them away from the city to the highways.”
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Judges 20:30–34 · Berean Standard Bible
30 On the third day the Israelites went up against the Benjamites and arrayed themselves against Gibeah as they had done before.
31 The Benjamites came out against them and were drawn away from the city. They began to attack the people as before, killing about thirty men of Israel in the fields and on the roads, one of which led up to Bethel and the other to Gibeah.
32 “We are defeating them as before,” said the Benjamites. But the Israelites said, “Let us retreat and draw them away from the city onto the roads.”
33 So all the men of Israel got up from their places and arrayed themselves at Baal-tamar, and the Israelites in ambush charged from their positions west of Gibeah.
34 Then 10,000 select men from all Israel made a frontal assault against Gibeah, and the battle was fierce. But the Benjamites did not realize that disaster was upon them.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Joshua 8:15Joshua and all Israel let themselves be beaten back before them, and they fled toward the wilderness.
Joshua 8:16Then all the men of Ai were summoned to pursue them, and they followed Joshua and were drawn away from the city.