Judges 20:43
43 And crushing Benjamin down, they went after them, driving them from Nohah as far as the east side of Gibeah.
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43 And crushing Benjamin down, they went after them, driving them from Nohah as far as the east side of Gibeah.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Judges 20:43
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The tribe of Benjamin nearly extirpated.
The Israelites' abhorrence of the crime committed at Gibeah, and their resolution to punish the criminals, were right; but they formed their resolves with too much haste and self-confidence. The eternal ruin of souls will be worse, and more fearful, than these desolations of a tribe.