Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation When he arrived, he went in the house and got a knife. He took his concubine's body, cut it into twelve pieces, and sent one piece to each of the twelve tribes of Israel. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And when he was come home, he took a sword, and divided the dead body of his wife with her bones into twelve parts, and sent the pieces into all the borders of Israel. 1 Samuel 11:7 And taking both the oxen, he cut them in pieces, and sent them into all the coasts of Israel, by messengers, saying: Whosoever shall not come forth, and follow Saul and Samuel, so shall it be done to his oxen. And the fear of the Lord fell upon the people, and they went out as one man. . It had an inhuman appearance, thus to mangle the corpse of this unhappy woman; but it was intended to excite a keener resentment against so horrible a crime, which called for a punishment proportionally severe. 1 Chronicles 20:6,7 There was another battle also in Geth, in which there was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were four and twenty, six on each hand and foot: who also was born of the stock of Rapha. . . . Romans 10:2 For I bear them witness that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. with her bones Deuteronomy 21:22,23 When a man hath committed a crime for which he is to be punished with death, and being condemned to die is hanged on a gibbet: . . . Context Gibeah's Crime…28He thinking she was taking her rest, said to her: Arise, and let us be going. But as she made no answer, perceiving she was dead, he took her up, and laid her upon his ass, and returned to his house. 29And when he was come home, he took a sword, and divided the dead body of his wife with her bones into twelve parts, and sent the pieces into all the borders of Israel.30And when every one had seen this, they all cried out: There was never such a thing done in Israel, from the day that our fathers came up out of Egypt, until this day: give sentence, and decree in common what ought to be done.… Cross References Judges 20:6 And I took her and cut her in pieces, and sent the parts into all the borders of your possession: because there never was so heinous a crime, and so great an abomination committed in Israel. 1 Samuel 11:7 And taking both the oxen, he cut them in pieces, and sent them into all the coasts of Israel, by messengers, saying: Whosoever shall not come forth, and follow Saul and Samuel, so shall it be done to his oxen. And the fear of the Lord fell upon the people, and they went out as one man. Jump to Previous Bone Bones Border Borders Coasts Concubine Cut Cutteth Cutting Divided Entered Hold Home House Israel Knife Laid Parts Pieces Reached Territory Throughout Together TwelveJump to Next Bone Bones Border Borders Coasts Concubine Cut Cutteth Cutting Divided Entered Hold Home House Israel Knife Laid Parts Pieces Reached Territory Throughout Together TwelveLinks Judges 19:29 NIVJudges 19:29 NLT Judges 19:29 ESV Judges 19:29 NASB Judges 19:29 Bible Apps Judges 19:29 Biblia Paralela Judges 19:29 Chinese Bible Judges 19:29 French Bible Judges 19:29 German Bible Alphabetical: a all and areas by concubine cut entered he her his hold home house in into Israel knife laid limb of parts pieces reached sent territory the them throughout took twelve up When OT History: Judges 19:29 When he was come into his house (Jd Judg. Jdg) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |