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Matthew Poole and continuators on Judges 20:26

Annotations upon the Holy Bible. Browse this work.

Judges20:26

26 ¶ Then all the children of Israel, and all the people went up, and came unto the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the LORD, and fasted that day until even, and offered burnt-offerings , and peace-offerings before the LORD.

Being now sensible of their former slightness, and not being truly humbled for their Sins, which now they discover to be the true Cause of their ill success.

To make atonement to God for their own Sins.

Partly to bless God for sparing so many of them, whereas he might justly have cut off all of them when their Brethren were slain: and partly to Implore his assistance for the future, and to give him Thanks for the Victory, which now they were confident he would give them.

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