And from their cities at that time the children of Benjamin numbered twenty-six thousand men who drew the sword, besides the inhabitants of Gibeah, who numbered seven hundred select men.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Comparing the numbers here with those in Numbers 1 and Numbers 26, it is evident that in the case of both the Benjamites and the Israelites, their …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Out of the cities. —They could only live in cities, because the Jebusites still held Jerusalem, and the Canaanites around them wer…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And the children of Benjamin were numbered at that time out of
the cities
All that th…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The Israelites' abhorrence of the crime committed at Gibeah, and their resolution to punish the criminals, were right; but they formed their resolv…