Bible Commentary

And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin, saying, What wickedness [is] this that is done among you? 12. the tribe of Benjamin ] So the Versions, reading the singular. The plural (see marg.) is probably due to a mistaken repetition of the plur. form of the word in the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 20:12”

So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit together as one man. 11. the city ] must be Gibeah. knit together ] lit. united, associated, emphasizing the common action. The word is used in Eze 37:16; Eze 37:19 for the association of the tribes, and another form of it on Maccabaean … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 20:11”

And we will take ten men of a hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to fetch victual for the people, that they may do, when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all the folly that they have wrought in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 20:10”

But now this [shall be] the thing which we will do to Gibeah; [we will go up] by lot against it; 9. we will go up against it by lot ] An accidental omission from the text makes it necessary to supply a verb; the LXX reads we will go up. Judging from Jdg 20:18 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 20:9”

And all the people arose as one man, saying, We will not any [of us] go to his tent, neither will we any [of us] turn into his house. 8. tent ] As the parallelism shews, equivalent to house, cf. Jdg 19:9 mg., 1Ki 8:66, Psa 132:3 tent of my house; a survival from the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 20:8”

Behold, ye [are] all children of Israel; give here your advice and counsel. 7. give your counsel ] The same words in 2Sa 16:20. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Children of Israel; the sons of that holy man, who for one filthy action left all eternal brand upon one of his own … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 20:7”

And I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel: for they have committed lewdness and folly in Israel. 6. all the country of the inheritance of Israel ] We hardly expect inheritance in plain prose; contrast Jdg 19:29. The word may be … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 20:6”

And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round about upon me by night, [and] thought to have slain me: and my concubine have they forced, that she is dead. 5. men of Gibeah ] citizens of G.; cf. Jdg 9:2 n. me they thought to have slain ] See on … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 20:5”

And the Levite, the husband of the woman that was slain, answered and said, I came into Gibeah that [belongeth] to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to lodge. The Levite; to whose relation the other two gave them consent. Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole 4-7. the Levite, the husband of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 20:4”

(Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Mizpeh.) Then said the children of Israel, Tell [us], how was this wickedness? 3. The first half of the verse interrupts the connexion with Jdg 20:1 d; it would be in place before Jdg 20:14. The displacement was no doubt … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 20:3”