The men of Gibeah. —Literally, the lords of Gibeah, as in Judges 9:2. We cannot infer that they were heathen inhabitants …

And the men of Gibeah rose against me
Not all of them, but some that dwelt in that city; he forbears giving them the…

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