Judges 20:24

24 Then the Israelites drew near to Benjamin the second day.

Judges 20:24 in Other Translations

24 And the children of Israel came near against the children of Benjamin the second day.

24 So the people of Israel came near against the people of Benjamin the second day.

24 So the next day they went out again to fight against the men of Benjamin,

24 On the second day, the Israelites again advanced against Benjamin.

24 On the second day the Israelites advanced against the Benjaminites.

Judges 20:24 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 20:24

And the children of Israel came near
To the city of Gibeah, drew nigh to battle:

against the children of Benjamin the second day;
for the two battles were fought two days successively.

Judges 20:24 In-Context

22 But the Israelites encouraged one another and again took up their positions where they had stationed themselves the first day.

23 The Israelites went up and wept before the LORD until evening, and they inquired of the LORD. They said, “Shall we go up again to fight against the Benjamites, our fellow Israelites?” The LORD answered, “Go up against them.”

24 Then the Israelites drew near to Benjamin the second day.

25 This time, when the Benjamites came out from Gibeah to oppose them, they cut down another eighteen thousand Israelites, all of them armed with swords.

26 Then all the Israelites, the whole army, went up to Bethel, and there they sat weeping before the LORD. They fasted that day until evening and presented burnt offerings and fellowship offerings to the LORD.