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There came over against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was sore; but they didn`t know that evil was close on them.
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The Tactical Ambush
Commentators explain that the 10,000 men were a hidden ambush force. While the Benjamites were engaged in a fierce battle with the main Israelite army, this elite group moved in behind them. The 'evil' the Benjamites were unaware of was this specific, decisive trap that would ensure their destruction.
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19th Century
Anglican
Ten thousand chosen men. — Though the verse is obscurely expressed, the meaning probably is that this was the number …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And there came against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel Which, accord…
Presbyterian
The Israelites' abhorrence of the crime committed at Gibeah, and their resolution to punish the criminals, were right; but they formed their resolv…
