Judges 20:47 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ But six hundred men turned and fled to the wilderness unto the rock Rimmon, and abode in the rock Rimmon four months. ”

Judges 20:47 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 20. The Outrage Avenged. The congregation (LXX Synagô gç) is a post-exilic term. The words as one man suggest a unity of action such as was not secured till long after the time of the Judges....
Judges 20:47 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

six hundred. Compare Judges 21:13 .
Judges 20:47 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

But six hundred men turned and fled to the wilderness unto the rock Rimmon, and abode in the rock Rimmon four months.
Judges 20:47 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

But six hundred men turned and fled to the wilderness unto the rock Rimmon, and abode in the rock Rimmon four months. No JFB commentary on this verse.
Judges 20:47 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Slaughter of the Benjamites The Levite recounts his wrongs to a full assemblage of the tribes, who decree punishment upon Benjamin. Their first two attacks are unsuccessful, but the third resu...
Judges 20:47 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

In the rock Rimmon. — This may be quite literally taken, for there are four large caverns in the hill.
Judges 20:47 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Judges 20:1-48 ; Judges 21:1-25 FROM JUSTICE TO WILD REVENGE Judges 19:1-30 ; Judges 20:1-48 ; Judges 21:1-25 THESE last Chapter s describe a general and vehement outburst of moral indign...
Judges 20:47 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The action of the Levite served its purpose. The nation was stirred momentarily to its center. A great moral passion flamed out. Underneath all the degeneracy was a true stratum of religious convicti...
Judges 20:47 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

But six hundred men turned and fled to the wilderness unto the rock Rimmon, and abode in the rock Rimmon four months. I would not overstrain the holy word, to discover more than it is intended to co...
Judges 20:47 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

But six hundred men ,.... Who were all that were left of 26,700 turned and fled to the wilderness ; turned out of the highway or common road, and being swift of foot, got to a wilderness; what wil...
Judges 20:47 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

But six hundred men turned and fled to the wilderness unto the rock Rimmon, and abode in the rock Rimmon four months. Ver. 47. Unto the rock Rimmon. ] Wherein there was a sweet providence, that th...
Judges 20:47 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Defeat of the Benjamites. B. C. 1410. 26 Then all the children of Israel, and all th...
Judges 20:47 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

In a cave within that rock, where they fortified themselves and fetched in provision as they had opportunity; which they could easily do, when the heat of the battle was over, and the Israelites were...
Judges 20:47 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘ But six hundred men turned and fled towards the wilderness, to the Rock of Rimmon, and they lived in the Rock of Rimmon for four months.' Of the army that started out only six hundred identifia...
Judges 20:47 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

THE CRY FOR VENGEANCE ( Judges 20:1-48 .) HOMILETICS 1. This cry was universal ( Judges 20:1 ). “From Dan to Beershebah, with Gilead.” There was not a dissentient voice. 2. They were in ear...
Judges 20:47 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 20:11 . All the men of Israel were knit together. Why had they not assembled against Micah and his chapel of gods? Then this and other evils might have been prevented. This was a just and n...
Judges 20:47 - The Biblical Illustrator

The men of Israel turned again upon the children of BenJamin. From justice to wild revenge It may be asked how, while polygamy was practised among the Israelites, the sin of Gibeah could rouse...
Judges 20:47 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Judges 20:18 The house of God . In this rendering the A.V. follows the Vulgate, which has in domum Dei, hoc est, in Silo. But the Septuagint has Βαιθὴλ, and all the ancient a...
Judges 20:47 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Benjamites Defeated and Almost Exterminated
Judges 20:47 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Habakkuk 3:2 ; Isaiah 1:9 ; Jeremiah 14:7 ; Judges 21:13 ; Lamentations 3:32 ; Psalms 103:10 ; Psalms 103:9

Judges 20:47 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 20:47 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Judges 20:47 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Judges 20:47 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Judges 20:47 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 20:47 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Judges 20:47 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Judges 20:47 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Judges 20:47 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Judges 20:47 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Judges 20:47 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Judges 20:47 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Judges 20:47 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Judges 20:47 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 20:47 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Judges 20:47 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 20:47 - The Biblical Illustrator

Judges 20:47 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Judges 20:47 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Judges 20:47 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge