And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come unto us to complain, that we will say unto them, Be favourable unto them for our sakes: because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war: for ye did not give unto them at this time, that ye should be guilty.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

You did not give ... - i.e., they had not broken the oath mentioned in (Judges 21:1), so as to be guilty of taking the Lord’s na…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Be favorable to them for our sakes. —Rather, Present them (otham, masculine, as in Judges 21:12) to us;

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come
to us to complain
Of this …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Israel lamented for the Benjamites and was perplexed by the oath they had taken not to give their daughters to them in marriage. People are more ze…

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