Judges 20

Judges 20:1-48

:V 37 Drew themselves along] Out of divers places where they had layn in wait.

Judges 20:2

The chief] with their people, or the communalties, the Hebrew th it, the Cantns.

Judges 20:5

Have slaine me]eeing that I resolved to withstand their abominable intent.

Judges 20:16

Left-handea] See Iudg. 3. 15.

Judges 20:18

To the house] To the tabernacle which was in S. Ioh, Ios. 8. 1. Judg: 21, 12 First] Namely, as head of all the rest, to gve the first on-set.

Judges 20:26

Peace-offerings] holding the victory to bee sure, through faith, after the expiation of their sins.

Judges 20:27

Enquired] By the high Priest, by Urim and Thummim, Numbers 27:21 There] Or in Siloh. v. 18.

Judges 20:28

Stood before it] Hee performed the office of high Priest in the Tabernacle.

Judges 20:31

Dawne away [By Israels feigned flight Gibeah] besides that, out of which the Benjamites came. see Ios. 18. 24, 28.

Judges 20:33

Put themselves] They recovered themselves from this feigned flight, and put themselves in battaile array against the Benjamites which were come out into the fields; and the same time the ambushments set upon the City.

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Ten tousand men] Who had layen in ambush The Battell] which was in the field.

Judges 20:35

Twenty and five thousand] This is the generall summe of all that dyed, which is afterward specified particularly.

Judges 20:36

Gave plce] Gave way, and retired feignedly.

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Appoyted signe] To turne their faces towards the City.

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That evill] That they were lost beyond hope of recovery.

Judges 20:42

And them which] For besides those men that were in the army, there came people out of every City of Israel, which slew the Benjamites in their flight.

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With eae] Without resistance, with small labour.

Judges 20:44

There fell] In the battaile.

Judges 20:48

The children] Those that were left in the Cities That came to hand.] That was met with in that eat, and furie of war.