Then all the people stood as one man and said, “Not one of us will return to his tent or to his house.
Parallel translations
- WEB All the people arose as one man, saying, “None of us will go to his tent, neither will any of us turn to his house.
- KJV 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.
- ESV And all the people arose as one man, saying, “None of us will go to his tent, and none of us will return to his house.
- NKJV So all the people arose as one man, saying, “None of us will go to his tent, nor will any turn back to his house;
- NASB Then all the people rose up as one person, saying, “Not one of us will go to his tent, nor will any of us go home.
- NLT And all the people rose to their feet in unison and declared, “None of us will return home! No, not even one of us!
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Quick answer
The people rise as one, vowing not to return home until the matter is settled. Their unanimous resolve signals serious purpose.
Overview
Standing 'as one man,' they pledge to forgo their homes until justice is done. The unity and determination mark a decisive turn toward action. Yet the resolve, though aimed at a real evil, will soon lead to a war of terrible cost.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Eccl 9:10Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
- Judg 20:1Then all the Israelites from Dan to Beersheba and from the land of Gilead came out, and the congregation assembled as one man before the LORD at Mizpah.
- Prov 21:3To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice.
- Judg 20:11So all the men of Israel gathered as one man, united against the city.
- Judg 21:1Now the men of Israel had sworn an oath at Mizpah, saying, “Not one of us will give his daughter in marriage to a Benjamite.”
- Judg 21:5The Israelites asked, “Who among all the tribes of Israel did not come to the assembly before the LORD?” For they had taken a solemn oath that anyone who failed to come up before the LORD at Mizpah would surely be put to death.
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Israel's cycle of sin and rescue through flawed deliverers cries out for a Savior who never fails — the true and final Judge and Deliverer who saves his people not for a season but forever.
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