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It was so, that all who saw it said, There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt to this day: consider it, take counsel, and speak.

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A Call to National Action

Commentators explain that the people's shock was not just about the gruesome act of dismembering the body, but about the profound wickedness in Gibeah that prompted it. The people recognized this crime as an unprecedented low point in Israel's history since the Exodus. The verse concludes with a direct summons for the tribes to deliberate and act, setting the stage for a national response.

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Judges 19:30

19th Century

Bishop

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

On Judges 19:30

17th Century

Pastor

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

On Judges 19:1–30

17th Century

Minister

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…

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