Judges 20:27
27 So the children of Israel inquired of the Lord (the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,
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27 So the children of Israel inquired of the Lord (the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Judges 20:27
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.