Judges 20 in the early church
14 passages quote, allude to, or echo Judges 20, grouped by verse; passages on the same verse are in date order. Verse text from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.
Verses: 1 · 17 · 18 · 21 · 25 · 28 · 35 · 47
Judges 20:1
Then all the Israelites from Dan to Beersheba and from the land of Gilead came out, and the congregation assembled as one man before the LORD at Mizpah.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judg 20:1–48 | Demonstration 14.13 · Aphrahat | allusion, high confidence | 337-345 |
| Judg 20:1–48 | Demonstration 14.40 · Aphrahat | allusion, high confidence | 337-345 |
| Judg 20:1 | Encyclical Letter 1 · Athanasius of Alexandria | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 339 |
| Judg 20:1 | Oration I Against the Arians 59 · Athanasius of Alexandria | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 339–346 |
| Judg 20:1 | Letter 129.4 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
Judges 20:17
The Israelites, apart from Benjamin, mobilized 400,000 swordsmen, each one an experienced warrior.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judg 20:17 | On the Duties of the Clergy 3.19 · Ambrose | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 386–390 |
Judges 20:18
The Israelites set out, went up to Bethel, and inquired of God, “Who of us shall go up first to fight against the Benjamites?” “Judah will be first,” the LORD replied.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judg 20:18 | Commentary on Romans 2:17 · Ambrosiaster | quotation, high confidence | ca. 366–384 |
Judges 20:21
And the Benjamites came out of Gibeah and cut down 22,000 Israelites on the battlefield that day.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judg 20:21 | Eclogae on Exodus-Judges, column 943 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
Judges 20:25
That same day the Benjamites came out against them from Gibeah and cut down another 18,000 Israelites, all of them armed with swords.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judg 20:25 | Eclogae on Exodus-Judges, column 943 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
Judges 20:28
and Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, served before it.) The Israelites asked, “Should we again go out to battle against our brothers the Benjamites, or should we stop?” The LORD answered, “Fight, for tomorrow I will deliver them into your hand.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judg 20:28 | Commentary on John 6.83 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 230–248 |
Judges 20:35
The LORD defeated Benjamin in the presence of Israel, and on that day the Israelites slaughtered 25,100 Benjamites, all armed with swords.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judg 20:35 | Eclogae on Exodus-Judges, column 943 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Judg 20:35–48 | Question 62, section 1 · Ambrosiaster | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–384 |
| Judg 20:35 | On the Duties of the Clergy 3.19 · Ambrose | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 386–390 |
Judges 20:47
But 600 men turned and fled into the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon, where they stayed four months.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judg 20:47 | Letter 108.8 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |