Judges 20:45

And they turned and fled toward the wilderness unto the rock of Rimmon: and they gleaned of them in the highways five thousand men; and pursued hard after them unto Gidom, and slew two thousand men of them.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
turned	וַיִּפְנ֞וּ vai.yif.Nu	H6437	to turn · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
fled	וַיָּנֻ֤סוּ vai.ya.Nu.su	H5127	to flit · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
wilderness	הַמִּדְבָּ֙רָה֙ ha.mid.Ba.rah	H4057	a pasture (i.e. open field · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute + directional suffix
rock	סֶ֣לַע Se.la'	H5553	a craggy rock · noun, common masculine singular construct
Rimmon	הָֽרִמּ֔וֹן ha.ri.Mon	H7417	Rimmon · definite article + proper noun, a place name
gleaned	וַיְעֹֽלְלֻ֙הוּ֙ vay.'o.le.Lu.hu	H5953	to effect thoroughly · conjunction + verb, piel sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
highways	בַּֽמְסִלּ֔וֹת bam.si.Lot	H4546	a thoroughfare (as turnpiked) · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine plural absolute
five	חֲמֵ֥שֶׁת cha.Me.shet	H2568	five · noun, common both genders singular construct
thousand	אֲלָפִ֖ים 'a.la.Fim	H505	hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alph… · noun, common both genders plural absolute
men	אִ֑ישׁ 'Ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular absolute
pursued	וַיַּדְבִּ֤יקוּ vai.yad.Bi.ku	H1692	properly · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
after	אַחֲרָיו֙ 'a.cha.Rav	H310	properly · cardinal number, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
Gidom	גִּדְעֹ֔ם gid.'Om	H1440	Gidom · proper noun, a place name
slew	וַיַּכּ֥וּ vai.ya.Ku	H5221	to strike (lightly or severely · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
thousand	אַלְפַּ֥יִם 'al.Pa.yim	H505	hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alph… · noun, common both genders dual absolute
men	אִֽישׁ 'Ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Joshua 15:32 And Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages:
Judges 21:13 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.
1 Chronicles 6:77 Unto the rest of the children of Merari were given out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmon with her suburbs, Tabor with her suburbs:
Zechariah 14:10 All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 20:26–end

We have here a full account of the complete victory which the Israelites obtained over the Benjamites in the third engagement: the righteous cause was victorious at last, when the managers of it amended what had been amiss; for, when a good cause suffers, it is for want of good management. Observe then how the victory was obtained, and how it was pursued. I. How the victory was obtained. Two things they had trusted too much to in the former engagements - the goodness of their cause and the superiority of their numbers. It was true that they had both right and strength on their side, which were great advantages; but they depended too much upon them, to the neglect of those duties to which now…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 20:45

they turned and fled toward the wilderness unto the rock of Rimmon--Many of the fugitives found refuge in the caves of this rocky mountain, which is situated to the northeast of Beth-el. Such places are still sought as secure retreats in times of danger; and until the method of blowing up rocks by gunpowder became known, a few men could in such caves sustain a siege for months.

John Gill on Judges 20:45

And they turned and fled toward the wilderness, unto the rock of Rimmon,.... Which signifies pomegranate; perhaps it was in the form of one, and may be the same as in 1 Samuel 14:2 where Saul is said to be under a pomegranate tree, or under Rimmon, the rock Rimmon, for that is said to be near Gibeah, as this was. There was a village in the times of Jerom called Remmon, fifteen miles from Jerusalem to the north (c), but could not be near this rock to have its name from thence; hither the rest of the army fled for shelter: and they gleaned of them in the highways five thousand men; who were scattered one from another, and as they were found in the highways, and picked up, they were slain one…

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Keil & Delitzsch on Judges 20:29–end

Dictionary and topics

Congregation — (Heb. kahal), the Hebrew people collectively as a holy community (Num. 15:15). Every circumcised Hebrew from twenty years old and upward was a member of the congregation. Strangers resident in the…
Gibeah — A hill or hill-town, “of Benjamin” (1 Sam. 13:15), better known as “Gibeah of Saul” (11:4; Isa. 10:29). It was here that the terrible outrage was committed on the Levite’s concubine which led to the…
Gidom — (desolation), a place named only in (Judges 20:45) It would appear to have been situated between Gibeah (Tuliel-el-Ful) and the cliff Rimmon.
Rimmon — Pomegranate. (1.) A man of Beeroth (2 Sam. 4:2), one of the four Gibeonite cities. (See Josh. 9:17.) (2.) A Syrian idol, mentioned only in 2 Kings 5:18. (3.) One of the “uttermost cities” of Judah,…
Benjamin, Tribe Of · Almost annihilated for protecting the men of Gibeah — Almost annihilated for protecting the men of Gibeah
Gidom · Limit of pursuit after battle of Gibeah — Limit of pursuit after battle of Gibeah
Highways · Generally broad — Generally broad
Jews, The · Obliged to unite against enemies — Obliged to unite against enemies
Rimmon · 4. A rock in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin — 4. A rock in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin
Rocks · Mentioned in scripture: Rimmon — Mentioned in scripture: Rimmon

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 20:26–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 20:45

John Gill on Judges 20:45

Keil & Delitzsch on Judges 20:29–end

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 20:26–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 20:45

John Gill on Judges 20:45

Keil & Delitzsch on Judges 20:29–end

Dictionary and topics

Rashi on Judges 20:45