Judges 20:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the LORD in Mizpeh.

Then all

With the

Numbers 32:1

Joshua 17:1

2 Samuel 2:9

Unto the

Judges 20:18

Judges 11:11

Bible References

Then all

The leaders of all the tribes of Israel were present at this gathering of God's people. There were four hundred thousand foot soldiers.

They asked: Is there any group out of all the tribes of Israel that did not go to the gathering in Jehovah's presence at Mizpah? (They had taken a solemn oath that anyone who had not gone to Mizpah would be put to death.)

If you hear in one of the cities Jehovah has given you, anyone saying that

When the people of Israel heard this, the whole community came together at Shiloh to go to war against the eastern tribes.

With the

The sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad had a large number of livestock. They saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead was indeed a place suitable for livestock.

There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh. He was the firstborn of Joseph. Machir was the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead: because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan.

Abner made him king of Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, and Benjamin, that is, all Israel.

Unto the

The Israelites went to the house of God at Bethel, and there they asked God: Which of us should attack the Benjaminites first? Jehovah answered: The tribe of Judah.

Jephthah went with the leaders of Gilead. The people made him their ruler and leader. Jephthah stated his terms at Mizpah in Jehovah's presence.