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Jueces 20:2

Listen to Jueces 20:2
2 Y los jefes de todo el pueblo, de todas las tribus de Israel, tomaron su puesto en la asamblea del pueblo de Dios, cuatrocientos mil soldados de a pie que sacaban espada.

Jueces 20:2 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 20:2

And the chief of all the people
The princes of the tribes and heads of families, rulers of thousands, and hundreds, and fifties, and tens; or the "corners" F3, who were like the corner stones in a building, which are not only the most valuable and ornamental, but the strength of the building, which cement it, and support it, and hold it together; though Abarbinel thinks this intends the division and separation of each tribe, which encamped in a separate corner and side by itself: but the former sense seems best, and the meaning is, that the principal men of them,

even of all the tribes of Israel;
excepting the tribe of Benjamin:

presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God;
now gathered together: which assembly consisted, besides the heads of them, of

four hundred thousand footmen that drew sword;
or were armed men; there were 600,000 or more in Israel able to bear arms; but as now the wars in Canaan were pretty much at an end, the militia of the nation was not so regularly kept up, and many were employed in tilling the ground, and dressing the vines, and the like; and besides, as there were none of the tribe of Benjamin present, it need not be wondered at there should be no more, but rather that so many should be gathered together on such an occasion.


FOOTNOTES:

F3 (twnp) "anguli", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus, Munster, Vatablus, Drusius, Tigurine version.
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Jueces 20:2 In-Context

1 Entonces salieron todos los hijos de Israel, desde Dan hasta Beerseba, incluyendo la tierra de Galaad, y la congregaci贸n se reuni贸 al SE脩OR como un solo hombre en Mizpa.
2 Y los jefes de todo el pueblo, de todas las tribus de Israel, tomaron su puesto en la asamblea del pueblo de Dios, cuatrocientos mil soldados de a pie que sacaban espada.
3 (Y los hijos de Benjam铆n oyeron que los hijos de Israel hab铆an subido a Mizpa.) Y los hijos de Israel dijeron: Decidnos, 驴c贸mo ocurri贸 esta maldad?
4 Entonces el levita, marido de la mujer que hab铆a sido asesinada, respondi贸 y dijo: Vine con mi concubina a pasar la noche en Guibe谩 de Benjam铆n.
5 Mas los hombres de Guibe谩 se levantaron contra m铆, y rodearon la casa por la noche por causa m铆a. Ten铆an intenci贸n de matarme; pero en vez de esto, violaron a mi concubina de tal manera que muri贸.

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