ALL the children] That is, the tribe of Benjamin onely excepted. as one man] That is, with unanimous consent. So v. 8, 11. 1 Samuel 11:7. Ezra 3:1. from Dan] Called before Baish, Chap. 18. 7. and Leshem, Joshua 19:47. which was the utmost border of Canaan upon the north, 1 Kings 4:25. Beer-sheba] Which was the utmost border upon the south, in the tribe of Judah, towards the Philistines, Genesis 21:33-34. of Gilead] In the east beyond Jordan, the countrey where the two tribes and an half lived. unto the Lord] That is, to worship, pray and ask counsell of the LORD at Shiloh, which was neer Mizpeh on the east. in Mizpeh] A place in the borders of Benjamin, Joshua 18:26. and therefore fit for their present occasion; which was also often used for such generall assemblies, as lying in the heart of the land, and so commodious for such meetings, 1 Samuel 7:5. and 1 Samuel 10:17. Some think that there was here some synagogue, of place of publike worship.