Judges 20:14
14 From their towns they came together at Gibeah to fight against the Israelites.
Other Translations of Judges 20:14
King James Version
14 But the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities unto Gibeah, to go out to battle against the children of Israel.
English Standard Version
14 Then the people of Benjamin came together out of the cities to Gibeah to go out to battle against the people of Israel.
The Message
14 Instead they raised an army from all their cities and rallied at Gibeah to go to war against the People of Israel.
New King James Version
14 Instead, the children of Benjamin gathered together from their cities to Gibeah, to go to battle against the children of Israel.
New Living Translation
14 Instead, they came from their towns and gathered at Gibeah to fight the Israelites.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Judges 20:14
Chapter Contents
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.