Teks -- Judges 20:34 (NET)

20:34 Ten thousand men, well-trained soldiers from all Israel, then made a frontal assault against Gibeah– the battle was fierce. But the Benjaminites did not realize that disaster was at their doorstep.

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per frasa)

Wesley: Jdg 20:34 - Chosen men

Selected out of the main body, which was at Baal - tamar; and these were to march directly to Gibeah on the one side, whilst the liers in wait stormed it on the other side, and whilst the great body of the army laboured to intercept the Benjamites, who having pursued the Israelites that pretended to flee, now endeavoured to retreat to Gibeah.

JFB: Jdg 20:34 - there came against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men

This was a third division, different both from the ambuscade and the army, who were fighting at Baal-tamar. The general account stated in Jdg 20:35 is followed by a detailed narrative of the battle, which is continued to the end of the chapter.

TSK: Jdg 20:34 - ten thousand // knew not

ten thousand : Jdg 20:29

knew not : Jos 8:14; Job 21:13; Pro 4:19, Pro 29:6; Ecc 8:11, Ecc 8:12, Ecc 9:12; Isa 3:10, Isa 3:11; Isa 47:11; Mat 24:44; Luk 21:34, Luk 21:34; 1Th 5:3

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per Ayat)

Poole: Jdg 20:34 - Chosen men out of all Israel // They knew not that evil was near them

Chosen men out of all Israel selected out of the main body, which was at Baal-tamar; and these were to march directly to Gibeah on the one side, whilst the liers in wait stormed it on the other side, and whilst the great body of the army laboured to intercept these Benjamites, who, having pursued the Israelites that pretended to flee, now endeavoured to retreat to Gibeah.

They knew not that evil was near them they were so puffed up with their former successes, that they were insensible of their danger.

Haydock: Jdg 20:34 - West side

West side. Hebrew mare, "a cavern," (Calmet) "a plain," (Chaldean) "the thickets." (Vat.[Vatable?] &c.) But the Septuagint have read marbe, "the west," with the Vulgate. (Calmet) ---

The Vatican copy leave Maraagabe. (Menochius) ---

Gabaa was situated on a hill, and the ambuscade might be concealed in a cavern, some of which in Palestine are very spacious. (Calmet)

Gill: Jdg 20:34 - And there came against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel // and the battle was sore // but they knew not that evil was near them

And there came against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel,.... Which, according to Ben Gersom, were the liers in wait; and came from the south, as the Targum says:

and the battle was sore; not between those liers in wait, and the Benjaminites, but between those at Baaltamar, and them who set themselves in battle array against them, and they fought stoutly on both sides:

but they knew not that evil was near them; that there was an ambush laid, by which they were in great danger; they knew nothing of the 10,000 men that were now come out against Gibeah, and were between them and that.