And the chief of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen that drew sword.
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Gill's Exposition
And the chief of all the people,.... The princes of the tribes and heads of families, rulers of thousands, and hundreds, and fifties, and tens; or the "corners" (c), who were like the corner stones in…
Barnes' Notes
The chief - literally, “the corner stones.” (Compare 1Sa 14:38.)
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…
Cambridge Bible
chiefs Lit. the word = corner, of a house Job 1:19, or of a city Neh 3:24; Neh 3:31 f.; also a corner-stoneIsa 28:16, cf. Jer 51:26. As suggestive of support or prominence, the cornercould be used in…
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