So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit together as one man.
So all the men of Israel came together against the city, united as if they were one person.
This verse describes how all the Israelite men came together with complete unity to take action against a city that had done wrong.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Judges, the tribes of Israel united in response to a horrific crime committed in the city of Gibeah, where a Levite's concubine was brutally mistreated and killed, leading to widespread outrage. This event prompted the tribes to gather as one man to confront the tribe of Benjamin, which had protected the guilty parties, in a rare display of solidarity during a time of general tribal fragmentation. The unity described reflects the Israelites' effort to uphold justice in a chaotic era before the monarchy.
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