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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Judges 21:25

Judges 21:25. In those days there was no king in Israel There were elders, (Judges 21:16,) who had some authority, and there was a high-priest, (Judges 20:28,) but there was no supreme governor, such as Moses and Joshua were, and after them the judges, and none that had power sufficient to punish public wrongs, whoredoms, and idolatries, and thereby check the progress of vice and profanenness, and keep the people in order. “The sacred writer,” says Dr. Dodd, “no doubt, repeats this... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Judges 21:1-25

The war with Benjamin (19:1-21:25)A Levite whose concubine had run away from him came to Judah looking for her. When they were reunited, her father was so pleased he did not want them to leave. They therefore stayed with him a few days, then set out to return to the Levite’s home in Ephraim (19:1-9).The route back to Ephraim took the couple through the tribal territory of Benjamin. Looking for somewhere to sleep the night, they preferred not to stay in Jerusalem, which was inhabited by... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Judges 21:23

repaired = rebuilt, or built up. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Judges 21:25

no king. Note the structural arrangement of the four occurrences of this expression. See note on Judges 18:1 . did = did continually. This is the Divine summing up of the whole book, by way of Epilogue. All the evil follows as the result of the disobedience in Judges 1:27-36 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Judges 21:25

THE FINAL COMMENT (Judges 21:25)"In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did that which was right in his own eyes."All commentators agree that this is an editorial comment by the author of the Book of Judges and that the purpose of it, repeated several times, was to establish the theological proposition that Israel should have a king. What many of the commentators seem to overlook is that there is an implied assertion in every one of the uses of this comment that, IF Israel had a... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Judges 21:25

Judges 21:25. In those days there was no king in Israel, &c.— The sacred writer, no doubt, repeats this observation to account for the disorders and enormities mentioned in the four preceding chapters, which, as they exhibit a most depraved state of things, so are they, we apprehend, by no means to be justified. It is a natural inference, that men ought to be extremely thankful for lawful authority: and, if they would preserve their happiness, ought to be zealous to support that authority,... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Judges 21:1-25

3. The preservation of Benjamin ch. 21In chapter 20 Israel tried desperately to destroy the tribe of Benjamin. In Genesis 42:36 Jacob feared that Joseph’s brothers would do something that would result in Benjamin’s death. What he feared then almost happened now. In chapter 21 Israel tried just as hard to deliver this tribe from the extinction that her own excessive vengeance threatened to accomplish. The anarchy of God’s people complicated the problems that her apostasy had initiated. The moral... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Judges 21:16-24

Israel’s second sufficient solution: a technical loophole 21:16-24The writer constructed this section parallel to the previous one (Judges 21:5-15) to highlight the dilemma Israel continued to face. [Note: Davis, Such a . . ., p. 224.] About 200 Benjamites still needed wives. Judges 21:16-18 repeat the dilemma that the Israelites’ "wife oath" had created (Judges 21:1).The elders of Israel proposed a second plan (Judges 21:19; cf. Judges 21:8-9). It would give the Benjamites wives without... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Judges 21:25

The concluding key 21:25Judges 21:25 concludes the story of the atrocity of the men of Gibeah and the Benjamites (chs. 19-21). This second vignette from the period of the judges began and ends with the same statement (cf. Judges 19:1). It reflects the failure of Israel in this event in its history to acknowledge the sovereignty of Yahweh in a practical way."The motivation for including this second narrative of the Bethlehem trilogy is evident. It reflects badly on Benjamin and by implication on... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 21:1-25

Wives are given to the Benjamite Survivors1-6. The lamentation for Benjamin.1. Had sworn] see on Judges 17:2. All the women and children in Benjamin have been massacred: cp. Judges 21:16. 2. House of God] RV ’Bethel,’ as in Judges 20:26, Judges 20:31. 4. Burnt offerings and peace offerings] see on Judges 20:26. 5. Lit. ’the great curse had been pronounced upon,’ etc. 6. Repented them] see on Judges 2:18.7-25. The Benjamites provided with wives.8. Jabesh-gilead] i.e. Jabesh in Gilead; cp. 1... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Judges 21:25

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Judges 21:1-25

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Judges 21:23

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Judges 21:25

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Judges 21:25

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Judges 21:25

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Judges 21:1-25

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Judges 21:16-24

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Judges 21:25

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 21:1-25

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