Judges 20:11

11 And every man of Israel is gathered unto the city, as one man -- companions.

Judges 20:11 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 20:11

So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city
Of Gibeah, even 360,000 men:

knit together as one man;
went heart and hand together, united in their sentiments and resolutions, determining to have justice done, or lose their lives in this cause: according to the Jews ^F5, this was on the twenty third of Shebet, which answers to part of January and part of February, on which day a fast was kept on this account.

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FOOTNOTES:

F5 Schulchan Aruch, par. 1. c. 580. sect. 2.

Judges 20:11 In-Context

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

10 and we have taken ten men of a hundred, of all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred of a thousand, and a thousand of a myriad, to receive provision for the people, to do, at their coming to Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all the folly which it hath done in Israel.'

11 And every man of Israel is gathered unto the city, as one man -- companions.

12 And the tribes of Israel send men among all the tribes of Benjamin, saying, `What [is] this evil which hath been among you?

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;