And all the people standing, answered as by the voice of one man: We will not return to our tents, neither shall any one of us go into his own house:

And all the people arose as one man, saying, |We will not any of us go to his tent, and none of us will return to his house.

And all the people rise as one man, saying, 'None of us doth go to his tent, and none of us doth turn aside to his house;

Then all the people got up as one man and said, Not one of us will go to his tent or go back to his house:

And all the people, standing, responded as if with the word of one man: "We shall not return to our own tents, nor shall anyone enter into his own house.

They bound themselves not to break up and disperse until they had punished the wickedness of Gibeah.

We will not any of us go to his tent - We will have satisfaction for this wickedness before we return home.

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 (f) house.
(f) Before we have avenged this wickedness.

And all the people arose as one man,.... Either the heads of the people assembled in council, all agreed unanimously in one vote or resolution, or all the 400,000 men were of the same mind, when the case was reported to them:
saying, we will not any of us go to his tent, neither will we any of us turn into his house; that is, they would not return home, to take one nights rest in their houses, or attend to the business of their callings or to any affair of life, however urgent, till satisfaction was made for the evil committed.

THEIR DECREE. (Judges 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.

His tent - That is, his habitation, until we have revenged this injury.