John Gill's Bible Commentary Ver. 7. Behold, ye are all children of Israel , etc.] The descendants of one man that feared the Lord; were of one nation, and of one religion, men professing godliness, and therefore ought to bear testimony against sin and wickedness of every sort, and especially such crying abominations as these: give your advice and counsel : in this place, being assembled together on this occasion; consult what is best to be done, and let every man speak his mind freely what step he thinks should be taken for the glory of God, and honour of religion, and to bring such persons to justice who had committed so foul a fact.
Matthew Henry Commentary
- The tribe of Benjamin nearly extirpated.
--The Israelites' abhorrence of the crime committed at Gibeah, an their resolution to punish the criminals, were right; but they forme their resolves with too much haste and self-confidence. The eterna ruin of souls will be worse, and more fearful, than these desolation of a tribe _________________________________________________
Original Hebrew הנה2009 כלכם3605 בני1121 ישׂראל3478 הבו3051 לכם דבר1697 ועצה6098 הלם׃1988
