Judges 20:11

11 So all the men in Israel assembled with one purpose - to attack the town.

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 This is what we will do: we will draw lots and choose some men to attack Gibeah.

10 One tenth of the men in Israel will provide food for the army, and the others will go and punish Gibeah for this immoral act that they have committed in Israel."

11 So all the men in Israel assembled with one purpose - to attack the town.

12 The Israelite tribes sent messengers all through the territory of the tribe of Benjamin to say, "What is this crime that you have committed?

13 Now hand over those perverts in Gibeah, so that we can kill them and remove this evil from Israel." But the people of Benjamin paid no attention to the other Israelites.