Judges 15:15

And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith.

And he found {H4672} a new {H2961} jawbone {H3895} of an ass {H2543}, and put forth {H7971} his hand {H3027}, and took {H3947} it, and slew {H5221} a thousand {H505} men {H376} therewith.

He found a fresh donkey jawbone, took it in his hand, and with it he struck down a thousand men.

He found the fresh jawbone of a donkey, reached out his hand and took it, and struck down a thousand men.

And he found a fresh jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and smote a thousand men therewith.

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Cross-References

  • Leviticus 26:8 (7 votes)

    And five of you shall chase an hundred, and an hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight: and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword.

  • Joshua 23:10 (7 votes)

    One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the LORD your God, he [it is] that fighteth for you, as he hath promised you.

  • Judges 3:31 (6 votes)

    ¶ And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad: and he also delivered Israel.

  • 1 Corinthians 1:27 (5 votes)

    But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;

  • 1 Corinthians 1:28 (5 votes)

    And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, [yea], and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:

  • 1 Samuel 17:49 (5 votes)

    And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang [it], and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth.

  • 1 Samuel 17:50 (5 votes)

    So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but [there was] no sword in the hand of David.