28 and Phinehas the son of Eleazar , Aaron's son , stood before it to minister in those days ), saying , "Shall I yet again go out to battle against the sons of my brother Benjamin , or shall I cease ?" And the Lord said , "Go up, for tomorrow I will deliver them into your hand ."
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Judges 20:28
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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.