37 Those who had been in ambush made a sudden dash into Gibeah, spread out and put the whole city to the sword.
37 And the liers in wait hasted, and rushed upon Gibeah; and the liers in wait drew themselves along,
37 Then the men in ambush hurried and rushed against Gibeah; the men in ambush moved out and struck all the city with the edge of the sword.
37 The ambush erupted and made quick work of Gibeah. The ambush spread out and massacred the city.
37 And the men in ambush quickly rushed upon Gibeah; the men in ambush spread out and struck the whole city with the edge of the sword.
37 Then those who were hiding rushed in from all sides and killed everyone in the town.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Judges 20:37
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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.