John Gill Commentary Judges 20:37

"And the liers-in-wait hasted, and rushed upon Gibeah; and the liers-in-wait drew themselves along, and smote all the city with the edge of the sword." — Judges 20:37 (ASV)

And the liers in wait hastened
When the time was come agreed upon for them to rise out of their ambush:

and rushed upon Gibeah ;
at unawares, with great force and violence entered the city, and took possession of it; or "extended" ^F24 , or spread themselves unto it; before they lay close in a narrow compass, but now they put themselves in a regular order, and marched rank and file, and reached from the meadows in which they were, (Judges 20:33) , to the city:

and the liers in wait drew themselves along ;
along the city, in every part of it, spread themselves all over it, and made themselves masters of every corner of it; or "made a long sound" ^F25 with a trumpet, protracted that to a great length, which was done to terrify the inhabitants, or to let the Israelites know they were possessed of the city:

and smote all the city with the edge of the sword ;
old men, women, and children, who were not able to bear arms.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F24: (wjvpy) "extenderunt se", Tigurine version.
• F25: (Kvmy) "pertraxerunt buccinae sonitum", Paguninus; so Jarchi and Limchi.