And we will take ten men out of a hundred throughout the tribes of Israel, and a hundred out of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand to supply provisions for the people, so that when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, they may punish them for all the vile sin that they have committed in Israel.”
Commentaries
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In order to make it possible for the Israelite army to remain in the field, and do to the men of Gibeah what their wickedness deserved, every tenth…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Ten men of an hundred. —A tenth of the nation, probably chosen by lot, is to be responsible for the provisioning. They do not anti…
John Gill
JohnGill
And we will take ten men of an hundred, throughout all the
tribes of Israel
Excepting…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
The Israelites' abhorrence of the crime committed at Gibeah, and their resolution to punish the criminals, were right; but they formed their resolv…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes