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John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

Judges 20:20

And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin,.... From the place where they were encamped:

and the men of Israel put themselves in array to fight against them at Gibeah; not only against the inhabitants of Gibeah, but the children of Benjamin, that came to the defence of them; they formed, themselves in a line of battle, and prepared for an action.

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See also Judges 20:20 in other biblical comments:

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 20 THE HORRIBLE WAR _ 1. The Levite's story (Judges 20:1)_ 2. The uprising (Judges 20:8) 3. The slaying of the Israelites (Judges 20:12) 4. Benjamin exterminated except six hundred men ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    JUDGES 20. THE OUTRAGE AVENGED.The congregation (LXX Synagô gç) is a post-exilic term. The words as one man suggest a unity of action such as was not secured till long after the time of the Judges. Th...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    From B; repeating the substance of Judges 20:19 (from A). The words _went out … set the battle in array against them_occur in Genesis 14:8, a document probably not earlier than the exile....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    _Israel Defeated in Two Battles Judges 20:17-23_ 17 And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war. 18 And the children of I...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _AND THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL ROSE UP IN THE MORNING, AND ENCAMPED AGAINST GIBEAH._ No JFB commentary on these verses....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE SLAUGHTER OF THE BENJAMITES The Levite recounts his wrongs to a full assemblage of the tribes, who decree punishment upon Benjamin. Their first two attacks are unsuccessful, but the third results...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    LIFE WITHOUT LAW JUDGES _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 20 V1 Then all the *Israelites from Dan to Beersheba came to meet together. They also came from the area called Gilead. They all met at Mizpah, wher...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יֵּצֵא֙ אִ֣ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לַ † מִּלְחָמָ֖ה...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    Judges 20:1; Judges 21:1 FROM JUSTICE TO WILD REVENGE Judges 19:1; Judges 20:1;...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    The action of the Levite served its purpose. The nation was stirred momentarily to its center. A great moral passion flamed out. Underneath all the degeneracy was a true stratum of religious convictio...

  • Gary Hampton Commentaries

    The other tribes called upon Benjamin to release to them the wicked men that they might be put to death in accord with the law (Deuteronomy 22:22). By refusing to release them, the rest of the tribe o...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    The apparent success of Benjamin, is a lively representation of the seeming success of Satan, in the holy war. How frequently are God's people apparently worsted, and in the conflict, prompted to excl...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    My object being no more than a sketch, as most of you know, I desire to say but a few words on such of the Chapter s as bear a similar character to that which has been already pointed out in the early...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 17 THROUGH 21. The Chapter s that follow (17-21) are not comprised in the historical order of this book. They lift the veil to disclose some incidents of the...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men of Israel put themselves in array to fight against them at Gibeah. Ver. 20. _See Trapp on "_ Jdg 20:19 _"_...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _The children of Israel encamped against Gibeah_ It seems from these words that Judah only led the van, as we now speak, and stood in the front of the battle, to make the first assault; but that all t...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 The Leuite in a generall assembly declareth his wrong. 8 The decree of the assembly. 12 The Beniamites being cited, make head against the Israelites. 18 The Israelites in two battels loose fourty...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men of Israel put themselves in array to fight against them at Gibeah....

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE REVERSES OF ISRAEL...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    No text from Poole on this verse....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Judges 20:20 men H376 Israel H3478 out H3318 (H8799) battle H4421 Benjamin H1144 men H376 Israel H3478 array...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    ‘ And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin, and the men of Israel set the battle in array against them at Gibeah.' Then at the appropriate time they left their camp and set themselve...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Civil war in which the Benjamites are punished. CHARACTERS: God, a Levite, Phinehas. CONCLUSION: We cannot expect the presence of God with us in our enterprises unless we seek it by humblin...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Judges 20:11. _All the men of Israel were knit together._ Why had they not assembled against Micah and his chapel of gods? Then this and other evils might have been prevented. This was a just and nece...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _The men of Israel turned again upon the children of BenJamin._ FROM JUSTICE TO WILD REVENGE It may be asked how, while polygamy was practised among the Israelites, the sin of Gibeah could rouse such...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 20:1 Gibeah was a Benjaminite city, and so an assembly of all Israel came together at Mizpah to take action against Benjamin (vv. Judges 20:1). The Benjaminites, who apparently w...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    THE CRY FOR VENGEANCE (Judges 20:1.) _HOMILETICS_ 1. _This cry was universal_ (Judges 20:1). “From Dan to Beershebah, with Gilead.” There was not a dissentient voice. 2. _They were in earnest_ (Ju...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION JUDGES 20:18 THE HOUSE OF GOD. In this rendering the A.V. follows the Vulgate, which has _in domum Dei, hoc est, in Silo. _But the Septuagint has Βαιθὴλ, and all the ancient authorities,...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now it had what he hoped it would have. It had a shock effect upon the tribes. They were horrified to get part of a torso, a leg, an arm, a head and they gathered together and this man told them the e...

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