Judges 20:1

Civil War Breaks Out

20:1 All the Israelites from Dan to Beer Sheba1 and from the land of Gilead2 left their homes3 and assembled together4 before the Lord at Mizpah.

Sign up for the Verse of the Day

Get beautiful Bible art delivered to your inbox. We’ll send you a new verse every day to download or share.

1	sn Dan was located in the far north of the country, while Beer Sheba was located in the far south. This encompassed all the territory of the land of Canaan occupied by the Israelites.
2	sn The land of Gilead was on the eastern side of the Jordan River.
3	tn Heb “went out.”
4	tn Heb “and the assembly was convened as one man.”