Benjamin shall ravine] These words some understand of the Citie of Jerusalem, situate in the Tribe of Benjamin; where was the Temple, and the Altar, that like a Woolfe devoured the sacrifices; but it is a prophecie of men, not of stones, or fire; and of that Tribe was Saul the King, who was a great warriour, and made a prey of many people, 1 Sam. Chap. 11. & Chap. 14. and Saul the convert, who before his conversion ravened like a Wolfe upon the flock of Christ, Act. 9. vers. 1, 2. Galatians 1:13. but the Prophecie is rather to be understood of the whole Tribe, which was greedy of the prey, rather of persons, then of goods, and therefore had the heart to encounter with the other Tribes, when they were about sixteene to one, for the Benjamites were but twenty sixe thousand seven hundred, and the rest were no fewer then foure hundred thousand, Judg. 20. vers. 15, 16, 17. devoure the prey] That may be meant of the persons of his enemies, devoured with the sword, 2 Samuel 2:26. This Prophecie some apply to the victory and prey of Saul, Esther, Mordecai, who were of this Tribe. and at night] As the Wolfe watcheth his opportunitie for prey, early in the morning, and late in the evening; so will the Tribe of Benjamin watch upon all advantages to spoyle his enemie: He beginneth in the morning, which noteth his forwardnesse to warre; and holding out untill the evening, noteth his constancie in battell untill he conquer; for dividing of the spoyle is a consequent upon victory. In likening Benjamin to a Wolfe, he may meane him no disgrace, for God likeneth himselfe to a Leopard, and a Beare, as well as to a Lion, Hosea 13:7-8. in regard of his wrath and rage when he taketh vengeance on his enemies; or if he meane it of Benjamin in an ill sense, to signifie a mercilesse disposition, and an unsatiable greedinesse after spoyle, (as it is probable he did) it is an argument that his affections were overruled by the Spirit of God; for Benjamin, as the sonne of his old age, was most dearely and tenderly beloved of him, of whom he would have spoken better, if he had spoken of himselfe, as his naturall and indulgent father.