The children of Israel; not in their own persons, but by their elders, who used to transact all affairs of this kind in the name and stead of all the people. To go up to war against them; as apostates from God, according to God's command in that case, Deuteronomy 13:13, &c.
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Joshua 22:12
12 And when the children of Israel heard of it, the whole congregation of the children of Israel gathered themselves together at Shiloh, to go up to war against them.