13 And now, give up the men—sons of worthlessness—which 'are' in Gibeah, and we put them to death, and we put away evil from Israel.' And 'the sons of' Benjamin have not been willing to hearken to the voice of their brethren, the sons of Israel;
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.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Judges 20:13
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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.