Judges 20:12

Deuteronomy 13:14; Deuteronomy 20:10; Joshua 22:13-16; Matthew 18:15-18; Romans 12:18

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Arno Geneva Study Bible

And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the (h) tribe of Benjamin, saying, What wickedness [is] this that is done among you? (h) That is, ever...
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 n...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin, saying, What wickedness is this that is done among you?
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit together as one man. No JFB commentary on these verses.
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 firs...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Through all the tribe of Benjamin. — It was equitable to send this embassy, although the Benjamites had not come to the sacred gathering at Mizpe...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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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 d...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

This fair appeal common justice required. The wicked only are to be punished in his iniquity. And this with a view also, to stop the execution of God...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin, saying, What wickedness [is] this that is done among you? Ver. 12. And the tr...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The War with the Benjamites. B. C. 1410. ...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 20:12 a ‘And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribes of Benjamin.' The plural for tribes is used indicating sub-tribes (as...
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...
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 evil...
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 am...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Benjamites Refuse to Deliver up the Guilty
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe, the families of the tribe, of Benjamin, saying, What wickedness is this that is done among...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

All the tribe — They take a wise and a just course, in sending to all the parts of the tribe, to separate the innocent from the guilty, and to give...

¹² And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin, saying, What wickedness is this that is done among you?

Related Commentaries of Judges 20:12

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Judges 20:12