THEOSISJerome of Stridon
The individuals from the tribe of Benjamin were safeguarded for the benefit of the apostle Paul.
Judges 20:47Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
And there remained of all the number of Benjamin only six hundred men that were able to escape, and flee to the wilderness: and they abode in the rock Remmon four months.
וַיִּפְנ֞וּ וַיָּנֻ֤סוּ הַמִּדְבָּ֙רָה֙ אֶל־סֶ֣לַע הָֽרִמּ֔וֹן שֵׁ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת אִ֑ישׁ וַיֵּֽשְׁבוּ֙ בְּסֶ֣לַע רִמּ֔וֹן אַרְבָּעָ֖ה חֳדָשִֽׁים׃
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Ambrose of Milan
with the exception of the six hundred, who, fortified by an unassailable cliff and their advantageous location, as well as their fierce determination, posed a formidable challenge to their conquerors. For fortune demands careful consideration, and in times of turmoil, the desire for retribution often overshadows the desire for triumph.
Cross references
Passages read together with this verse.
- Isa 1:9Except the Lord of hosts had left us seed, we had been as Sodom, and we should have been like to Gomorrha.
- Lam 3:32Caph. For if he hath cast off, he will also have mercy, according to the multitude of his mercies.
- Jer 14:7If our iniquities have testified against us, O Lord, do thou it for thy name's sake, for our rebellions are many, we have sinned against thee.
- Judg 21:13And they sent messengers to the children of Benjamin, that were in the rock Remmon, and commanded them to receive them in peace.
- Hab 3:2O Lord, I have heard thy hearing, and was afraid. O Lord, thy work, in the midst of the years bring it to life: In the midst of the years thou shalt make it known: when thou art angry, thou wilt remember mercy.
- Ps 103 (102):9
- Ps 103 (102):10