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Jud 20:8 Strong Concordance And all the people [05971] arose [06965] as one [0259] man [0376], saying [0559], We will not any [0376] of us go [03212] to his tent [0168], neither will we any [0376] of us turn [05493] into his house [01004].
  King James 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.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
THEIR DECREE. (Jdg 20:8-17)

all the people arose as one man--The extraordinary unanimity that prevailed shows, that notwithstanding great disorders had broken out in many parts, the people were sound at the core; and remembering their national covenant with God, they now felt the necessity of wiping out so foul a stain on their character as a people. It was resolved that the inhabitants of Gibeah should be subjected to condign punishment. But the resolutions were conditional. For as the common law of nature and nations requires that an inquiry should be made and satisfaction demanded, before committing an act of hostility or vengeance, messengers were despatched through the whole territory of Benjamin, demanding the immediate surrender or execution of the delinquents. The request was just and reasonable; and by refusing it the Benjamites virtually made themselves a party in the quarrel. It must not be supposed that the people of this tribe were insensible or indifferent to the atrocious character of the crime that had been committed on their soil. But their patriotism or their pride was offended by the hostile demonstration of the other tribes. The passions were inflamed on both sides; but certainly the Benjamites incurred an awful responsibility by the attitude of resistance they assumed.
 
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8 And all the people [05971] arose [06965] as one [0259] man [0376], saying [0559], We will not any [0376] of us go [03212] to his tent [0168], neither will we any [0376] of us turn [05493] into his house [01004].
9 But now this shall be the thing [01697] which we will do [06213] to Gibeah [01390]; we will go up by lot [01486] against it;
10 And we will take [03947] ten [06235] men [0582] of an hundred [03967] throughout all the tribes [07626] of Israel [03478], and an hundred [03967] of a thousand [0505], and a thousand [0505] out of ten thousand [07233], to fetch [03947] victual [06720] for the people [05971], that they may do [06213], when they come [0935] to Gibeah [01387] of Benjamin [01144], according to all the folly [05039] that they have wrought [06213] in Israel [03478].
11 So all the men [0376] of Israel [03478] were gathered [0622] against the city [05892], knit together [02270] as one [0259] man [0376].
12 And the tribes [07626] of Israel [03478] sent [07971] men [0582] through all the tribe [07626] of Benjamin [01144], saying [0559], What wickedness [07451] is this that is done [01961] among you?
13 Now therefore deliver [05414] us the men [0582], the children [01121] of Belial [01100], which are in Gibeah [01390], that we may put them to death [04191], and put away [01197] evil [07451] from Israel [03478]. But the children [01121] of Benjamin [01144] would [014] not hearken [08085] to the voice [06963] of their brethren [0251] the children [01121] of Israel [03478]:
14 But the children [01121] of Benjamin [01144] gathered themselves together [0622] out of the cities [05892] unto Gibeah [01390], to go out [03318] to battle [04421] against the children [01121] of Israel [03478].
15 And the children [01121] of Benjamin [01144] were numbered [06485] at that time [03117] out of the cities [05892] twenty [06242] and six [08337] thousand [0505] men [0376] that drew [08025] sword [02719], beside the inhabitants [03427] of Gibeah [01390], which were numbered [06485] seven [07651] hundred [03967] chosen [0977] men [0376].
16 Among all this people [05971] there were seven [07651] hundred [03967] chosen [0977] men [0376] lefthanded [0334] [03027] [03225]; every one could sling [07049] stones [068] at an hair [08185] breadth, and not miss [02398].
17 And the men [0376] of Israel [03478], beside Benjamin [01144], were numbered [06485] four [0702] hundred [03967] thousand [0505] men [0376] that drew [08025] sword [02719]: all these were men [0376] of war [04421].