Judges 20:43
Other Translations of Judges 20:43
New International Version
43 They surrounded the Benjamites, chased them and easily
English Standard Version
43 Surrounding the Benjaminites, they pursued them and trod them down from Nohah
The Message
43 hot on their trail, picking them off east of Gibeah.
New King James Version
43 They surrounded the Benjamites, chased them, and easily trampled them down as far as the front of Gibeah toward the east.
New Living Translation
43 The Israelites surrounded the men of Benjamin and chased them relentlessly, finally overtaking them east of Gibeah.
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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.