John Gill Commentary Judges 21:5

John Gill Commentary

Judges 21:5

1697–1771
Reformed Baptist
John Gill
John Gill

John Gill Commentary

Judges 21:5

1697–1771
Reformed Baptist
SCRIPTURE

"And the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up in the assembly unto Jehovah? For they had made a great oath concerning him that came not up unto Jehovah to Mizpah, saying, He shall surely be put to death." — Judges 21:5 (ASV)

And the children of Israel said
One to another, after they had offered their sacrifices, and while they were together in Shiloh:

who is there among all the tribes of Israel, that came not up with the
congregation to the Lord ?
when they were summoned to come to Mizpeh, to consult together about the affair of the Levite's concubine, as appears by what follows:

for they had made a great oath ;
in a very awful and solemn manner, with a curse annexed to it, as that about not giving a wife to Benjamin, (Judges 21:18)

concerning him who did not come up to the Lord to Mizpeh :
not about him who did not go out to battle against Benjamin, nor about every individual who did not come to consult about it; but every city that did not send their proper representatives or quota to assist in that affair:

he shall surely be put to death ;
this was sent along with the summons, in order to quicken their attention to them.