And all the people arose as one man, saying, We will not any of us go to his tent, neither will we any of us turn into his house.
All the people stood up together as one group, saying, 'None of us will go back to our tents, and none of us will return to our homes.'
The writer is showing how all the Israelites were completely united in their determination to stay and deal with a serious crisis before going home.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Judges, Israel was a loose confederation of tribes without a central king, frequently dealing with moral and tribal conflicts. This verse occurs during a critical assembly where the tribes united in response to the brutal rape and murder of a Levite's concubine in the city of Gibeah, which belonged to the tribe of Benjamin. The people declared their resolve to stay together and seek justice rather than disperse to their homes.
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