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The men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round about me by night; me they thought to have slain, and my concubine they forced, and she is dead.
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A Self-Serving Testimony
One commentator, Charles Ellicott, points out that the Levite's claim that the men of Gibeah intended to kill him is a detail not mentioned in the original narrative in Judges 19. This suggests the Levite is embellishing the story, coloring the facts to present himself in the most favorable light and to provoke a stronger reaction from the tribes of Israel.
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19th Century
Anglican
The men of Gibeah. —Literally, the lords of Gibeah, as in Judges 9:2. We cannot infer that they were heathen inhabitants …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the men of Gibeah rose against me Not all of them, but some that dwelt in that city; he forbears giving them the…
Presbyterian
The Israelites' abhorrence of the crime committed at Gibeah, and their resolution to punish the criminals, were right; but they formed their resolv…
