Went up to the house of God - It should be “to Bethel.” At this time the ark was at Bethel (Compare to 1 Samuel 10:3), and not a…

To the house of God. —Rather, to Bethel (as in the Septuagint, Syriac, Arabic, and Chaldee). The reason why our translato…

And the children of Israel arose
From Mizpeh, where they were assembled, having heard that the Benjaminites were gat…

The Israelites' abhorrence of the crime committed at Gibeah, and their resolution to punish the criminals, were right; but they formed their resolv…