Judges 20:2

Israel’s War with the Benjamites

1 So ^aall the children of Israel came out, from ^bDan to ^cBeersheba, as well as from the land of Gilead, and the congregation gathered together as one man before the Lord ^dat Mizpah.

2 And the leaders of all the people, all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand foot soldiers ^awho drew the sword.

3 (Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel had gone up to Mizpah.) Then the children of Israel said, “Tell us, how did this wicked deed happen?”

4 So the Levite, the husband of the woman who was murdered, answered and said, “My concubine and ^aI went into Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin, to spend the night.

5 ^aAnd the men of Gibeah rose against me, and surrounded the house at night because of me. They intended to kill me, ^bbut instead they ravished my concubine so that she died.

Commentaries:

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Judges 20:2

The chief of all the people - The corners pinnoth ; for as the corner-stones are the strength of the walls, so are the chiefs the strength of the people. Hence Christ is called the chief corner-stone.

In the assembly of the people of God - The Septuagint translate, And all the tribes of Israel stood up before the face of the Lord, ͅ , in the Church of the people of God. Here was a Church, though there was no priest; for, as Tertullian says, Ubi tres, ecclesia est, licet laici ; "Wheresoever three are gathered together in the name of the Lord, there is a Church, although there be none but the laity."

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