Treasury of Scripture Knowledge But the children of Israel returning, put all the remains of the city to the sword, both men and beasts, and all the cities and villages of Benjamin were consumed with devouring flames. smote them Deuteronomy 13:15-17 Thou shalt forthwith kill the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, and shalt destroy it and all things that are in it, even the cattle. . . . 2 Chronicles 25:13 But that army which Amasias had sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, spread themselves among the cities of Juda, from Samaria to Beth-horon, and having killed three thousand took away much spoil. 2 Chronicles 28:6-9 For Phacee the son of Romelia slew of Juda a hundred and twenty thousand in one day, all valiant men, because they had forsaken the Lord the God of their fathers. . . . Proverbs 18:19 A brother that is helped by his brother, is like a strong city: and judgments are like the bars of cities. came to hand [heb] was found Context Civil War Against Benjamin…47And there remained of all the number of Benjamin only six hundred men that were able to escape, and flee to the wilderness: and they abode in the rock Remmon four months. 48But the children of Israel returning, put all the remains of the city to the sword, both men and beasts, and all the cities and villages of Benjamin were consumed with devouring flames. Cross References Judges 20:47 And there remained of all the number of Benjamin only six hundred men that were able to escape, and flee to the wilderness: and they abode in the rock Remmon four months. Judges 21:1 Now the children of Israel had also sworn in Maspha, saying: None of us shall give of his daughters to the children of Benjamin to wife. Judges 21:23 And the children of Benjamin did as they had been commanded: and, according to their number, they carried off for themselves every man his wife of them that were dancing: and they went into their possession, and built up their cities, and dwelt in them. Lexicon And the menוְאִ֨ישׁ (wə·’îš) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc turned back שָׁ֣בוּ (šā·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again against אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to the other Benjamites בְּנֵ֤י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son and struck down וַיַּכּ֣וּם (way·yak·kūm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5221: To strike with the sword חֶ֔רֶב (ḥe·reḇ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword all מְתֹם֙ (mə·ṯōm) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4974: Wholesomeness, completely the cities, מֵעִ֤יר (mê·‘îr) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement including the animals בְּהֵמָ֔ה (bə·hê·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 929: A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animal and עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while everything else כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every they found. הַנִּמְצָ֑א (han·nim·ṣā) Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present And they גַּ֛ם (gam) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and burned down שִׁלְּח֥וּ (šil·lə·ḥū) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 7971: To send away, for, out all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every the cities הֶעָרִ֥ים (he·‘ā·rîm) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement in their path. הַנִּמְצָא֖וֹת (han·nim·ṣā·’ō·wṯ) Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present Additional Translations And the men of Israel turned back against the other Benjamites and struck down with the sword all the cities, including the animals and everything else they found. And they burned down all the cities in their path.And the men of Israel turned again on the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, as well the men of every city, as the beast, and all that came to hand: also they set on fire all the cities that they came to. And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, both the entire city, and the cattle, and all that they found: moreover all the cities which they found they set on fire. And the children of Israel returned to the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword from the city of Methla, even to the cattle, and every thing that was found in all the cities: and they burnt with fire the cities they found. And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, as well the men of [every] city as the cattle, and all that was found; even all the cities that were found did they set on fire. And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, both the entire city, and the cattle and all that they found: moreover all the cities which they found they set on fire. And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, as well the men of every city, as the beast, and all that came to hand: also they set on fire all the cities that they came to. The men of Israel turned again on the children of Benjamin, and struck them with the edge of the sword, both the entire city, and the livestock, and all that they found: moreover all the cities which they found they set on fire. And the men of Israel have turned back unto the sons of Benjamin, and smite them by the mouth of the sword out of the city, -- men unto cattle, unto all that is found; also all the cities which are found they have sent into fire. 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