And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.
Ver. 6. And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin.] But why did they not repent of their unlawful oath, which now they might as lawfully have broken? Howsoever, it was well done of them to put off their arms and their anger against Benjamin together. Claudian saith in commendation of Theodosius,
“ Post acies odiis idem qui terminus armis. ”