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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Judges 20:3

Heard. — Probably the Benjamites had received the same summons as the other tribes (see Judges 19:29), but insolently refused to notice the summons.

Tell us. — Literally, Tell ye us. The request is addressed to any who could give the necessary information.

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See also Judges 20:3 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Judges 20:3. _TELL_ US, _HOW WAS THIS WICKEDNESS?_] They had heard before, by the messengers he sent with the fragments of his wife's body; but they wish to hear it, in full council, from himsel...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 20 THE HORRIBLE WAR _ 1. The Levite's story (Judges 20:1)_ 2. The uprising (Judges 20:8) 3. The slaying of the Israelites (Judges 20:12) 4. Benjamin exterminated except six hundred men ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    JUDGES 20. THE OUTRAGE AVENGED.The congregation (LXX Synagô gç) is a post-exilic term. The words as one man suggest a unity of action such as was not secured till long after the time of the Judges. Th...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    NOW. Note the Figure of speech _Parenthesis_ in this verse. App-6. Mizpeh on the south-west border of Benjamin, not Mizpeh on the east of Jordan (Judges 10:17; Judges 11:11; Judges 11:29). WICKEDNESS....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The first half of the verse interrupts the connexion with Judges 20:1 d; it would be in place before Judges 20:14. The displacement was no doubt caused by the insertion of Judges 20:2;...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    _The War Against the Benjamites Judges 20:1-14_ Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, with the land _of_ Gilead...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _(NOW THE CHILDREN OF BENJAMIN HEARD THAT THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL WERE GONE UP TO MIZPEH.) THEN SAID THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL, TELL US, HOW WAS THIS WICKEDNESS?_ Now the children of Benjamin heard. Some...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE SLAUGHTER OF THE BENJAMITES The Levite recounts his wrongs to a full assemblage of the tribes, who decree punishment upon Benjamin. Their first two attacks are unsuccessful, but the third results...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    MIZPEH] not the place in Gilead mentioned in Judges 11:11, but on a hill about two hours' journey NW. from Jerusalem. 12-29. The defeats of the Israelites. 12. The responsibility for the outrage is...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    LIFE WITHOUT LAW JUDGES _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 20 V1 Then all the *Israelites from Dan to Beersheba came to meet together. They also came from the area called Gilead. They all met at Mizpah, wher...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַֽ יִּשְׁמְעוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י בִנְיָמִ֔ן כִּֽי ־עָל֥וּ...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    Judges 20:1; Judges 21:1 FROM JUSTICE TO WILD REVENGE Judges 19:1; Judges 20:1;...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    The action of the Levite served its purpose. The nation was stirred momentarily to its center. A great moral passion flamed out. Underneath all the degeneracy was a true stratum of religious convictio...

  • Gary Hampton Commentaries

    The Levite took her body back home and used the knife he used to slaughter animals to cut the body into twelve pieces to send to all the tribes of Israel. He invited all the tribes to consider the ter...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    (Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Mizpeh.) Then (d) said the children of Israel, Tell [us], how was this wickedness? (d) To the Levite....

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Levite. Hebrew and Septuagint do not say that the discourse was addressed to him; but he was the most interested, and capable of giving a true account. Hebrew, "The said the children of Israel, Relat...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    (Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Mizpeh.) Then said the children of Israel, Tell us, how was this wickedness? If Benjamin had not been grossly sunk in w...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    My object being no more than a sketch, as most of you know, I desire to say but a few words on such of the Chapter s as bear a similar character to that which has been already pointed out in the early...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 17 THROUGH 21. The Chapter s that follow (17-21) are not comprised in the historical order of this book. They lift the veil to disclose some incidents of the...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    NOW THE CHILDREN OF BENJAMIN HEARD THAT THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL WERE GONE UP TO MIZPEH,.... Having no doubt the same notice the rest of the tribes had; but the thing complained of being done in their t...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    __ Judges 20:3 _(Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Mizpeh.) Then said the children of Israel, Tell [us], how was this wickedness?_ Ver. 3. _Then said the...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _The children of Benjamin heard_ Like persons unconcerned and resolved, they neither went nor sent thither: partly through their own pride and stubbornness; partly because, as they were loath to give...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 The Leuite in a generall assembly declareth his wrong. 8 The decree of the assembly. 12 The Beniamites being cited, make head against the Israelites. 18 The Israelites in two battels loose fourty...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE BENJAMITES REFUSE TO DELIVER UP THE GUILTY...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    (Now, the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Mizpeh.) They knew of the meeting, had probably been invited to attend, but neither sent representatives, nor did they...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    JUSTICE FOR THE GUILTY REFUSED BY BENJAMIN (vv. 1-13) All the tribes were united in their insistence that judgment must be carried out against those who were guilty of criminal abuse and murder.They...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    THE CHILDREN OF BENJAMIN HEARD; like persons unconcerned and resolved, they neither went nor sent thither; partly, from their own pride, and stubbornness, and self-confidence; partly, because as they...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Judges 20:3 children H1121 Benjamin H1144 heard H8085 (H8799) children H1121 Israel H3478 up H5927 (H8804) Mizpah...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    Judges 20:3 a ‘Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Mizpah.' This is a parenthesis. It would hardly seem surprising as they met on Benjaminite territory. But...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Civil war in which the Benjamites are punished. CHARACTERS: God, a Levite, Phinehas. CONCLUSION: We cannot expect the presence of God with us in our enterprises unless we seek it by humblin...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Judges 20:11. _All the men of Israel were knit together._ Why had they not assembled against Micah and his chapel of gods? Then this and other evils might have been prevented. This was a just and nece...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _The men of Israel turned again upon the children of BenJamin._ FROM JUSTICE TO WILD REVENGE It may be asked how, while polygamy was practised among the Israelites, the sin of Gibeah could rouse such...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 20:1 Gibeah was a Benjaminite city, and so an assembly of all Israel came together at Mizpah to take action against Benjamin (vv. Judges 20:1). The Benjaminites, who apparently w...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    THE CRY FOR VENGEANCE (Judges 20:1.) _HOMILETICS_ 1. _This cry was universal_ (Judges 20:1). “From Dan to Beershebah, with Gilead.” There was not a dissentient voice. 2. _They were in earnest_ (Ju...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION JUDGES 20:1 WENT OUT, _i.e._ from their several homes to the place of meeting. THE CONGREGATION. The technical term (not, however, found in Samuel and Kings, except in 1 Kings 12:20) for t...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now it had what he hoped it would have. It had a shock effect upon the tribes. They were horrified to get part of a torso, a leg, an arm, a head and they gathered together and this man told them the e...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Judges 19:22; Luke 12:58; Luke 12:59; Luke 14:31; Luke 14:32;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Heard — Like persons unconcerned and resolved, they neither went nor sent thither: partly for their own pride, and stubbornness; partly because as they were loth to give up any of their brethren to ju...

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