And they lingered until afternoon. —The verb is perhaps an imperative: and linger (as in Isaiah 19:9, till the day tu…

And he rose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart ,
&c.] With a full intention to take his leave of his fa…

The three remaining chapters of this book contain a very sad history of the wickedness of the men of Gibeah, in Benjamin. The righteous Lord permit…