29 Then Israel set an ambush around Gibeah.
Other Translations of Judges 20:29
King James Version
29 And Israel set liers in wait round about Gibeah.
English Standard Version
29 So Israel set men in ambush around Gibeah.
The Message
29 This time Israel placed men in ambush all around Gibeah.
New King James Version
29 Then Israel set men in ambush all around Gibeah.
New Living Translation
29 So the Israelites set an ambush all around Gibeah.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Judges 20:29
Chapter Contents
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.