Judges 20:22

And the people the men of Israel encouraged themselves, and set their battle again in array in the place where they put themselves in array the first day.

And the people {H5971} the men {H376} of Israel {H3478} encouraged {H2388} themselves, and set their battle {H4421} again {H3254} in array {H6186} in the place {H4725} where they put themselves in array {H6186} the first {H7223} day {H3117}.

The people, the men of Isra'el, restored their morale and again positioned themselves for battle where they had been the first day.

But the Israelite army took courage and again took their battle positions in the same place where they had arrayed themselves on the first day.

And the people, the men of Israel, encouraged themselves, and set the battle again in array in the place where they set themselves in array the first day.

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Cross-References

  • 1 Samuel 30:6 (2 votes)

    And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.

  • Judges 20:17 (2 votes)

    And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these [were] men of war.

  • Psalms 64:5 (2 votes)

    They encourage themselves [in] an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?

  • 2 Samuel 11:25 (2 votes)

    Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him.

  • Judges 20:15 (2 votes)

    And the children of Benjamin were numbered at that time out of the cities twenty and six thousand men that drew sword, beside the inhabitants of Gibeah, which were numbered seven hundred chosen men.