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Judges 20:19

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Judges 20:19 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And the children of Israel rose up in the morning, and encamped against Gibeah.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And the children of Israel rose up in the morning, and encamped against Gibeah.
Judges 20:19 — American Standard Version

Context — Judges 20

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
16Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at a hair-breadth, and not miss.
17And the men of Israel, besides Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war.
18And the children of Israel arose, and went up to Beth-el, and asked counsel of God; and they said, Who shall go up for us first to battle against the children of Benjamin? And Jehovah said, Judah [shall go up] first.
19And the children of Israel rose up in the morning, and encamped against Gibeah.
20And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men of Israel set the battle in array against them at Gibeah.
21And the children of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah, and destroyed down to the ground of the Israelites on that day twenty and two thousand men.
22And the people, the men of Israel, encouraged themselves, and set the battle again in array in the place where they set themselves in array the first day.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And the children of Israel rose up in the morning, etc.] After they had had counsel at Shiloh, and which perhaps was by a deputation sent thither: and encamped against Gibeah: formed a camp near Gibeah of 360,000 men, enough to have stormed and taken that city at once, one would think.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“rose up: Jos 3:1, Jos 6:12, Jos 7:16 Judges 20:21”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“Thus equipped, the Israelites proceeded against Gibeah. Judges 20:20”
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