Judges 21:1
“Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh,.... Where they were there convened, before the war began; after they had…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Judges 21:1-15
We may observe in these verses,
I. The ardent zeal which the Israelites had expressed against the wickedness of the men…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
had sworn in Mizpah Probably, like Jephthah's vow (Jdg 11:30 n.), a religious oath made at the sanctuary (Jdg 20:1).…
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