10 "And we will take 10 men out of 100 throughout the tribes of Israel , and 100 out of 1,000 , and 1,000 out of 10,000 e to supply food for the people , that when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin , they may punish them for all the disgraceful acts that they have committed in Israel ."
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Judges 20:10
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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.