Judges 20:8

And all the people rise as one man, saying, 'None of us doth go to his tent, and none of us doth turn aside to his house;

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

And all the people arose as one man, saying, We will not any of us go to his tent, neither will we any of us turn into his house.

In Context

7lo, ye [are] all sons of Israel; give for you a word and counsel here.'

9and now, this [is] the thing which we do to Gibeah — against it by lot!

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Cross References

Judges 20:11And every man of Israel is gathered unto the city, as one man — companions.

Judges 21:5And the sons of Israel say, 'Who [is] he that hath not come up in the assembly out of all the tribes of Israel unto Jehovah?' for the great oath hath been concerning him who hath not come up unto Jehovah to Mizpeh, saying, 'He is surely put to death.'

Ecclesiastes 9:10All that thy hand findeth to do, with thy power do, for there is no work, and device, and knowledge, and wisdom in Sheol whither thou art going.

Matthew Henry on Judges 20:2-12

The Combination Against Gibeah. ( b. c. 1410.) 1 Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the Lord in Mizpeh. 2 And the chief of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen that drew sword. 3 (Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Mizpeh.) Then said the children of… Read the whole commentary →

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