Judges 21:14 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Benjamin came again at that time; and they gave them wives which they had saved alive of the women of Jabeshgilead: and yet so they sufficed them not. ”

Judges 21:14 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And Benjamin came again at that time; and they gave them wives which they had saved alive of the women of Jabeshgilead: and yet (f) so they sufficed them not. (f) For they were short two hundred.
Judges 21:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Judes 21. Benjamin Saved from Extinction. Two versions of this story have been editorially combined. The second is evidently the older. It was stated that the children of Israel came together as on...
Judges 21:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Benjamin came again at that time; and they gave them wives which they had saved alive of the women of Jabeshgilead: and yet so they sufficed them not. Yet so they sufficed them not - There were s...
Judges 21:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

For the people were numbered, and, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead there. No JFB commentary on these verses.
Judges 21:14 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Migrations of the Danites, and the Feud between Benjamin and the other tribes (Judges 17-21) This concluding section is really an appendix. Instead of describing a further deliverance, it reco...
Judges 21:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Came again — i.e., returned to their desolate towns. Yet so they sufficed them not. — There would still be 200 Benjamites left without wives.
Judges 21:14 - 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 21:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Uninstructed zeal, even in the cause of righteousness, often goes beyond its proper limits. The terrible carnage continued until not above six hundred men of the tribe of Benjamin were left. Another...
Judges 21:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

It should seem, that the vengeance taken of the men of Jabesh-gilead, was more with an eye to provide in this manner wives for Benjamin, than to punish them, for not coming up against Gibeah.
Judges 21:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Benjamin came again at that time ,.... The six hundred Benjaminites returned with the messengers at the same time to the people of Israel, putting confidence in the assurances they had given the...
Judges 21:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Benjamin came again at that time; and they gave them wives which they had saved alive of the women of Jabeshgilead: and yet so they sufficed them not. Ver. 14. And Benjamin came again at that...
Judges 21:14 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

TWO FOOLISH OATHS AND FOOLISH ACTIONS (vv. 1-14) God had not told Israel to totally destroy Benjamin, including women and children, but Israel had done this except for the 600 men hiding in the...
Judges 21:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Lamentation for the Benjamites; Wives Provided for the Benjamites. B. C. 1409. 1 Now the...
Judges 21:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Benjamin; the poor remainders of the tribe of Benjamin.
Judges 21:14 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And the whole congregation sent and spoke to the children of Benjamin who were in the Rock of Rimmon, and proclaimed peace to them. And Benjamin returned at that time, and they gave them the women w...
Judges 21:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

A GREAT CALAMITY PREVENTED ( Judges 21:1-25 .) HOMILETICS 1. Zeal is always right in denouncing sin . It would have showed a lamentable lack of the reverence due to the God of Israel, if such...
Judges 21:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 21:4 . Built there an altar, in Mizpeh. This altar had long existed. Exodus 38:1 . Altars were erected in many places: Samuel, David, and Elijah officiated at those altars. Yea, more; the...
Judges 21:14 - The Biblical Illustrator

The men of Israel had sworn. An unreasonable oath 1. It was an oath that flowed from rash rage rather than from real zeal. Men must swear in judgment ( Jeremiah 4:2 ), not when transported with...
Judges 21:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Expedition Against Jabesh-Gilead
Judges 21:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 7:2 ; Judges 20:47 ; Judges 21:12

Judges 21:14 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Judges 21:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 21:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Judges 21:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Judges 21:14 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 21:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Judges 21:14 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Judges 21:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Judges 21:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Judges 21:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Judges 21:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Judges 21:14 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 21:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Judges 21:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Judges 21:14 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 21:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Judges 21:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 21:14 - The Biblical Illustrator

Judges 21:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Judges 21:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge