Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came unto the house of God , and wept, and sat there before the LORD, and fasted that day until even, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.
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Gill's Exposition
Then all the children of Israel and all the people went up, and came unto the house of God,.... This looks as if the whole body of the army, with other people from parts adjacent, went up to the…
Barnes' Notes
Fasted until even - The regular time for ending a fast among the Hebrews was sunset (compare 1Sa 14:24; 2Sa 1:12). Such national fasts are called by the rabbis “fasts of the congregation,” and were…
We have here a full account of the complete victory which the Israelites obtained over the Benjamites in the third engagement: the righteous cause was victorious at last, when the managers of it…
Cambridge Bible
and all the people Either transl. even all the people, or omit as a doublet of all the children of Israel. Cf. Jdg 20:20.
offered burnt offerings and peace offerings Similarly under circumstances of…
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