And the children of Israel said,.... One to another, after they had offered their sacrifices, and while they were together in Shiloh:who is there among all the tribes of Israel, that came not up with the congregation unto the Lord?
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Judges 21:5
Judges 21:5
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now here we have, I. The lamentation which Israel made over these
ruins, ver. 1-4, 6, 15. II. The provision they made for the repair of…Judges 21 — OverviewJudges 21 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeJudges 21:1, The people bewail the desolation of Benjamin; Judges 21:8, By the destruction of Jabesh-gilead they provide them four hundred wives; Judges 21:16, They advise the remainder to surprise the virgins that…Judges 21 — OverviewJudges 21 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis chapter relates how that when the Israelites calmed down, and seriously to reflect on what had passed, they were sore grieved, and much lamented the case of Benjamin, and were particularly concerned what they…Judges 21:1-15Judges 21:1-15 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleWe may observe in these verses,
I. The ardent zeal which the Israelites had expressed against the
wickedness of the men of Gibeah, as it was countenanced by the tribe of
Benjamin. Occasion is here given to…Judges 21:5Judges 21:5 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgea great oath: Judges 21:1, Judges 21:18, Judges 5:23; Leviticus 27:28-29; 1 Samuel 11:7; Jeremiah 48:10