Judges 21:10
“And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the valiantest , and commanded them, saying, Go and smite the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the children.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the valiantest,.... That were in their army; in the Vulgate…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
And the congregation sent 12,000 men - A thousand from each tribe; they followed the precedent of Num 31:4.
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
twelve thousand men No doubt reckoning 1000 men from each tribe, cf. Num 31:4 f.; the writer forgot that Benjamin could…
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