from the dayes of Gibeah] Judg. 19. 14. Chap. 9. 9. The horrible sinnes of Gibeah, Judg. 19. 22. which were then so severely punished, do still continue and increase in thee.
there they stood] Though their fathers were no better then they of Gibeah, against whom they warred because of their infamous wickednesses, yet the Lord delivered them out of those bloudy battels.