Bible Strands
Judges 20:47
But 600 men turned and fled into the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon, where they stayed four months.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Following the total defeat of the tribe of Benjamin, the text records the flight of the surviving remnant after the Israelite army has secured complete victory.
The words — וַ/יָּנֻ֤סוּ (va/i.ya.Nu.su) = and they fled; סֶ֣לַע (Se.la') = [the] rock. These terms mark the physical escape route and the specific geographical refuge of the survivors.
The thread — The location reappears in Judges 21:13 when Israel sends a message of peace to the Benjamites hiding at the rock of Rimmon. The narrative of national iniquity and divine restraint echoes in Jeremiah 14:7 and Psalms 103:9.
Why it lands — The verse documents the historical survival of a defeated tribe, establishing the literal conditions that force Israel to address the crisis of a missing tribe in the following chapter.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
But six hundred men turned and fled to the wilderness unto the rock Rimmon, and abode in the rock Rimmon four months.
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 14:7 Although our iniquities testify against us, O LORD, act for the sake of Your name. Indeed, our rebellions are many; we have sinned against You.
- Judges 21:13 Then the whole congregation sent a message of peace to the Benjamites who were at the rock of Rimmon.
- Psalms 103:9 He will not always accuse us, nor harbor His anger forever.
- Isaiah 1:9 Unless the LORD of Hosts had left us a few survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.
- Lamentations 3:32 Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion.
- Habakkuk 3:2 O LORD, I have heard the report of You; I stand in awe, O LORD, of Your deeds. Revive them in these years; make them known in these years. In Your wrath, remember mercy!