14But the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities unto Gibeah, to go out to battle against the children of Israel.
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And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.
And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness: and he came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel.
For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty. …
But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambushment was behind them.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 12-17)Here is, I. The fair and just demand which the tribes of Israel, now encamped, sent to the tribe of Benjamin, to deliver up the malefactors of Gibeah to justice, Jdg. 20:12 , 13 . If the tribe of Benjamin had come up, as they ought to have done, to the assembly, and agreed with them in their resolution, there would have been none to deal with but the men of Gibeah only, but they, by their absence,…
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