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Judges 21:8 KJV
Judges · chapter 21 · verse 8
And they said, What one is there of the tribes of Israel that came not up to Mizpeh to the LORD? And, behold, there came none to the camp from Jabeshgilead to the assembly.Judges 21:8 · King James Version
Judges 21:8 in context
6And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.
7How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing we have sworn by the LORD that we will not give them of our daughters to wives?
8And they said, What one is there of the tribes of Israel that came not up to Mizpeh to the LORD? And, behold, there came none to the camp from Jabeshgilead to the assembly.
9For the people were numbered, and, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead there.
10And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the valiantest, and commanded them, saying, Go and smite the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the children.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- JabeshgileadYâbêshJobesh, the name of an Israelite and of a place in PalestineH3003 →
- JabeshgileadGilʻâdGilad, a region East of the JordanH1568 →
- tribesshêbeṭa scionH7626 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
- MizpehMitspâhMitspah, the name of two places in PalestineH4709 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
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We may observe in these verses, I. The ardent zeal which the Israelites had expressed against the wickedness of the men of Gibeah, as it was countenanced by the tribe of Benjamin. Occasion is here given to mention two instances of their zeal on this occasion, which we did not meet with before: - 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-15