Judges 21:13

13 Then the whole assembly sent an offer of peace to the Benjamites at the rock of Rimmon.

Judges 21:13 in Other Translations

KJV
13 And the whole congregation sent some to speak to the children of Benjamin that were in the rock Rimmon, and to call peaceably unto them.
ESV
13 Then the whole congregation sent word to the people of Benjamin who were at the rock of Rimmon and proclaimed peace to them.
NLT
13 The Israelite assembly sent a peace delegation to the remaining people of Benjamin who were living at the rock of Rimmon.
MSG
13 Then the congregation sent word to the Benjaminites who were at the Rimmon Rock and offered them peace.
CSB
13 The whole congregation sent a message of peace to the Benjaminites who were at the rock of Rimmon.

Judges 21:13 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 21:13

And the whole congregation sent some to speak to the children
of Benjamin
Sent some messengers to them, to call them, and desire them to come to them:

that were in the rock Rimmon;
the six hundred men who had hid themselves in a cave in it, of which the people of Israel were informed:

and to call peaceably unto them;
to proclaim peace to them, and assure them of it, and to let them know that they had no ill design against them, that they might come safely to them, and would be kindly received and protected by them.

Judges 21:13 In-Context

11 “This is what you are to do,” they said. “Kill every male and every woman who is not a virgin.”
12 They found among the people living in Jabesh Gilead four hundred young women who had never slept with a man, and they took them to the camp at Shiloh in Canaan.
13 Then the whole assembly sent an offer of peace to the Benjamites at the rock of Rimmon.
14 So the Benjamites returned at that time and were given the women of Jabesh Gilead who had been spared. But there were not enough for all of them.
15 The people grieved for Benjamin, because the LORD had made a gap in the tribes of Israel.

Cross References 2

  • 1. S Deuteronomy 2:26; Deuteronomy 20:10
  • 2. S Joshua 15:32; Judges 20:47
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