Judges 11:33He struck them from Aroer until you come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and to Abelcheramim, with a very great slaughter. So the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.
The setting
Transjordan plateau, ~1100 BC. Jephthah's forces sweep through twenty Ammonite cities from Aroer (near the Dead Sea) northward to Minnith, near modern Philadelphia/Amman, Jordan...
The emotion here: documenting overwhelming triumph with reverent amazement
The original word
makkah (מכה) — a crushing blow, devastating defeat that breaks power permanently
Why it matters
This victory ended 18 years of Ammonite oppression and tribute payments
Read with care
What most readers miss in Judges 11:33
Twenty cities in ancient warfare represents complete territorial conquest
Common misconceptionModern readers focus on the military violence, missing that this was justice for 18 years of oppression and the fulfillment of God's promise to deliver His people from their enemies.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
Judges 11:33 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Judges 11:33 comes from the book of Judges, written during the judges period. The setting is the battlefield. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is joyful, with a comfort power of 65% and a tone that is celebratory. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include conquest, victory. Notable phrases: very great slaughter.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same joyful
“For to us a child is born. To us a son is given; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, …”
— Isaiah 9:6
“For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.”
— 1 Corinthians 15:22
“"Death, where is your sting? Hades, where is your victory?"”
— 1 Corinthians 15:55
“Rejoice always.”
— 1 Thessalonians 5:16
“Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.”
— 2 Corinthians 5:17
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