Jueces 20:13

13 Entréguennos a esos hombres malvados, a esos perturbadores de Guibeá, para que los ejecutemos y así purifiquemos a Israel de semejante maldad».
Pero los de Benjamín no quisieron escuchar.

Jueces 20:13 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 20:13

Now, therefore, deliver us the men, the children of Belial,
which are in Gibeah
Those wicked men that were the authors of that abominable wickedness there committed:

that we may put them to death;
as they deserved, since they were guilty both of adultery and murder; their meaning is, that they in conjunction with the tribe of Benjamin might condemn them to death and punish them with it, as their crime deserved:

and put away evil from Israel;
prevent both the spread of such a sinful evil in the nation, encouraged by such examples, and the evil of punishment coming upon them from God, should they let such wickedness pass with impunity:

but the children of Benjamin would not hearken to the voice of their
brethren the children of Israel;
they refused to give up the men of Gibeah, that had been guilty of such great wickedness; reckoning it a reproach, as Josephus ^F6 says, to obey the commands of others, for fear of war, and unwilling to yield to any in arms, neither on account of multitude nor courage.

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FOOTNOTES:

F6 Antiqu. l. 5. c. 2. sect. 9.

Jueces 20:13 In-Context

11 Así que los israelitas estaban en total unanimidad, y se juntaron para atacar la ciudad.

12 Los israelitas enviaron mensajeros a la tribu de Benjamín, diciendo: «¡Qué acto tan terrible se ha cometido en medio de ustedes!

13 Entréguennos a esos hombres malvados, a esos perturbadores de Guibeá, para que los ejecutemos y así purifiquemos a Israel de semejante maldad».
Pero los de Benjamín no quisieron escuchar.

14 En cambio, salieron de sus ciudades y se juntaron en Guibeá para pelear contra los israelitas.

15 En total, de toda la tribu de Benjamín, llegaron a Guibeá veintiséis mil guerreros armados con espadas, los cuales se sumaron a los setecientos guerreros selectos que vivían allí.