Judges 21:11 Meaning
And this is the thing that ye shall do, Ye shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman that hath lain by man.
Context Explained
9For the people were numbered, and, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead there.
10And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the valiantest, and commanded them, saying, Go and smite the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the children.
11And this is the thing that ye shall do, Ye shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman that hath lain by man.
12And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead four hundred young virgins, that had known no man by lying with any male: and they brought them unto the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.
13And the whole congregation sent some to speak to the children of Benjamin that were in the rock Rimmon, and to call peaceably unto them.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
1 Samuel 15:3
Both verses emphasize the complete destruction commanded by God.
Romans 6:23
The consequences of sin and disobedience are highlighted in both passages.
Source: Judges 21:11