Judges 20:16
16 among all this people 'are' seven hundred chosen men, bound of their right hand, each of these slinging with a stone at the hair, and he doth not err.
Young's Literal Translation is in the public domain.
16 among all this people 'are' seven hundred chosen men, bound of their right hand, each of these slinging with a stone at the hair, and he doth not err.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Judges 20:16
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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.