Everyone who saw it said, “Such a horrible crime has not been committed in all the time since Israel left Egypt. Think about it! What are we going to do? Who’s going to speak up?”

Commentaries

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The verse shows that the Levite had successfully gauged the depths of moral indignation that still lay in the hearts of his countrymen. The story o…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And it was so, that all that saw it
The dismembered pieces of the dead body, and were made acquainted with the cause…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The three remaining chapters of this book contain a very sad history of the wickedness of the men of Gibeah, in Benjamin. The righteous Lord permit…