And nation was destroyed of nation, and city of city: for God did vex them with all adversity.
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Gill's Exposition
And nation was destroyed of nation, and city of city,.... Or one tribe of another; as the Ephraimites by the Gileadites, and the tribe of Benjamin by the other tribes; and Shechem by Abimelech, Jdg…
Barnes' Notes
The allusion is probably to the destructions recorded in Jdg 9:45; 20:33-48.
It was a great happiness to Israel that they had prophets among them; yet, while they were thus blessed, they were strangely addicted to idolatry, whereas, when the spirit of prophecy had ceased under…
Cambridge Bible
nation was destroyed of nation, and city of city R.V. they were broken in pieces, nation against nation, and city against city. Israel is meant. In the civil strife of the days of the Judges Israel…
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