Judges 20:1

Then all the children of Israel went out,.... Of their tribes, cities, habitations, not every individual of them, but some of the chief of them, with a select company with them:

and the congregation…

The “congregation” is the technical term for the whole community of the Israelite people. Its occurrence here is an indication of the early date of these transactions. From Dan to Beer-sheba - We…

Here is, I. A general meeting of all the congregation of Israel to examine the matter concerning the Levite's concubine, and to consider what was to be done upon it, Jdg 20:1, Jdg 20:2. It does not…

the congregation was assembled The two words at once stamp the character of source B; cf. in the Priestly Code Lev 8:4; Num 16:42; Num 20:2; Jos 18:1; Jos 22:12. The congregationJdg 21:10; Jdg 21:13;…