American Standard Version
Judges 20:1-9
1Then all the children of IsraelH3478 wentH3318 out, and the congregationH5712 was assembledH6950 as oneH259 manH376, from DanH1835 even to Beer-sheba, with the landH776 of GileadH1568, unto Jehovah at MizpahH4709. 2And the chiefs of all the peopleH5971, even of all the tribesH7626 of IsraelH3478, presentedH3320 themselves in the assemblyH6951 of the peopleH5971 of GodH430, fourH702 hundredH3967 thousandH505 footmen that drewH8025 swordH2719. 3(Now the children of BenjaminH1144 heardH8085 that the children of IsraelH3478 wereH1961 goneH5927 up to MizpahH4709.) And the children of IsraelH3478 saidH559, Tell us, howH349 wasH1961 this wickednessH7451 broughtH5927 to pass? 4And the LeviteH3881, the husbandH376 of the womanH802 that was murderedH7523, answered and saidH559, I cameH935 into GibeahH1390 that belongeth to BenjaminH1144, I and my concubineH6370, to lodge. 5And the men of GibeahH1390 roseH6965 against me, and beset the houseH1004 roundH5437 about me by nightH3915; me they thought to have slainH2026, and my concubineH6370 they forced, and she is deadH4191. 6And I tookH270 my concubineH6370, and cutH5408 her in pieces, and sentH7971 her throughout all the countryH7704 of the inheritanceH5159 of IsraelH3478; for they have committed lewdness and follyH5039 in IsraelH3478. 7Behold, ye children of IsraelH3478, all of you, giveH3051 hereH2009 your adviceH6098 and counselH6098.
8And all the peopleH5971 aroseH6965 as oneH259 manH376, sayingH559, We will not any of us go to his tentH168, neither will we any of us turnH5493 unto his houseH1004. 9But nowH6258 this is the thingH1697 which we will do to GibeahH1390: we will go up against it by lotH1486;
Commentaries on Judges 20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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