Judges 20

^{32 p} Meaning, crosse wayes or paths to diuers places.

^{34 q} They knewe not, that Gods judgement was at hand to destroy them.

^{36 r} Retired, to drawe them after.

^{37 /} Or, made along sounde with a trumpet.

^{39 s} For they were waxen hardy by the two former victories.

^{41 t} And withstode their enemies.

^{42 u} For they were compassed in on euerie side.

^{43 /} Or, droue them from their reste.

^{45 x} They stewe them by one & one, as they were scacered abroad.

^{46 y} Besides eleuen hundreth that had bene slaine in the former battelles.

^{46 !} And at length get the victorie.

^{48 z} If they belonged to the Benjamites.

^{1 !} The Israelites assemble in Mizpeh, to whome the Leuite declareth his wrong.

^{1 a} That is, all with one consent.

^{1 b} To aske counsel.

^{2 c} Meaning men able to handle their weapon.

^{2 /} Ebr. corners.

^{3 d} To the Leuite.

^{5 /} Or, chief, or lords.

^{6 e} That is , her pieces, to euerie tribe a piece, {Chap. 19, 9}

^{8 f} Before we haue reuenged this wickednes.

^{10 g} These onely shulde haue the charge to prouide for vitaile for the rest.

^{12 h} That is, euerie familie of the tribe.

^{13 !} They sent for them that did the vilenie.

^{13 i} Because they wolde not suffre the wicked to be punished, they declared them selues to maintaine them in their euil, & therefore were all justely punished.

^{18 k} That is, to the Arke, which was in Shiloh: some thinke, in Mizpeh, as {vers. 1}

^{21 l} This God permitted, because the Israelites partely trusted to muche in their strength, and partely God wolde by this meanes punish their sinnes.

^{25 !} The Israelites are twise ouercome,

^{25 /} Ebr. all they drawing the worde.

^{27 m} To wit, in Shiloh.

^{28 n} Or, serued in the Priests office at those daies: for the Jewes write that he liued thre hundreth yeres.

^{31 o} By the policie of the children of Israel.