Judges 20:48 meaning and explanation
And the men of Israel turned back against the other Benjamites and put to the sword all the cities, including the animals and everything else they found. And they burned down all the cities in their path.
Judges 20:48, Berean Standard Bible
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This closing verse reports the aftermath of Israel's civil war against Benjamin. After the ambush at Gibeah and the rout at Rimmon, the victorious tribes turned on Benjamin's remaining towns, devoting them to destruction, a form of herem, the ban applied in holy war.
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