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But now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah: [we will go up] against it by lot;
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A Lottery for Battle Order
Most commentators agree that the Israelites used a lot to determine which tribes would lead the attack against Gibeah. Scholars like Albert Barnes and John Gill suggest this was a practical way to organize the assault, perhaps because the terrain limited the number of attackers or to fairly manage the order of battle.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
By lot - To determine who should go up first (Judges 20:18). The shape of the ground probably made it impossible for the whole f…
19th Century
Anglican
We will go up by lot against it. —The English Version follows the Septuagint and other versions in supplying "we will…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But now this shall be the thing which we will do to Gibeah , &c.] Where the fact was done; what follows was proposed…
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