Judges 20:21

King James Version (KJV)

And the children of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah, and destroyed down to the ground of the Israelites that day twenty and two thousand men.

Adam Clarke
Bible Commentary

Destroyed down to the ground - twenty-two thousand men - That is, so many were left dead on the field of battle.

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Albert Barnes
Notes on the Whole Bible

Gibeah, being on a hill, was difficult of access to an attacking army, and gave great advantage to the defenders, who fought from higher ground, and probably defended a narrow pass, while their companions on the walls could gall the assailants with their slingstones.

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The Period of the Judges

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