John Gill Commentary Judges 21:10

"And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the valiantest, and commanded them, saying, Go and smite the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the little ones." — Judges 21:10 (ASV)

And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the
valiantest
That were in their army; in the Vulgate Latin version it is only 10,000; but the Targum, Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic versions, and Josephus ^F3 , agree with the Hebrew text. This place, according to Bunting, to which this army was sent, was fifty two miles from Shiloh ^F4 :

and commanded them, saying ;
these were the orders they gave them, when they marched out:

go and smite the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead with the edge of the
sword, with the women and the children ;
which it seems was according to the oath they had made, (Judges 21:5) .

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FOOTNOTES:

• F3: Ut supra. (Antiqu. l. 5. c. 2. sect. 10.)
• F4: Travels p. 121.