29 And Israel set liers in wait round about Gibeah.
29 Then Israel set an ambush around Gibeah.
29 So Israel set men in ambush around Gibeah.
29 This time Israel placed men in ambush all around Gibeah.
29 Then Israel set men in ambush all around Gibeah.
29 So the Israelites set an ambush all around Gibeah.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Judges 20:29
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The tribe of Benjamin nearly extirpated.
The Israelites' abhorrence of the crime committed at Gibeah, and their resolution to punish the criminals, were right; but they formed their resolves with too much haste and self-confidence. The eternal ruin of souls will be worse, and more fearful, than these desolations of a tribe.