Judges 20:16
“Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded ; every one could sling stones at an hair breadth, and not miss.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded,.... According to Ben Gersom, these were the seven…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Judges 20:15-17
Comparing the numbers here with those in Num. 1; 26, it is seen that in the case both of the Benjamites and the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Judges 20:12-17
Here is, I. The fair and just demand which the tribes of Israel, now encamped, sent to the tribe of Benjamin, to deliver…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Then, keeping the text of this v.as it stands, we are told that the Benjamite host included a company of 700 left-handed…
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