Judges 21:22
“And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come unto us to complain, that we will say unto them, Be favourable unto them for our sakes: because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war: for ye did not give unto them at this time, that ye should be guilty.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come unto us to complain,.... Of this rape of their daughters or…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Ye did not give ... - i. e., they had not broken the oath mentioned in Jdg 21:1, so as to be guilty of taking the Lord’s…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Judges 21:16-25
We have here the method that was taken to provide the 200 Benjamites that remained with wives. And, though the tribe was…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
The verse is difficult to understand owing to corruptions in the text.
to complain unto us Follow marg., and read to…
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