Judges 20:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Bible Comments

We will go up by lot against it. — The English Version follows the LXX. and other versions in supplying “we will go up.” This is like the decision of the Amphictyonic counsel against the guilty city of Crissa (Grote, iv. 85). But perhaps it should be rendered “we will cast the lot upon it,” to divide its territory when conquered.

Judges 20:9

9 But now this shall be the thing which we will do to Gibeah; we will go up by lot against it;