Judges 20
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Judges 20:12-21

12And the tribes of Israel sent men to all the families of Benjamin, saying, What wickedness is this that has been done among you?

13And now give up the men, the sons of Belial, who are in Gibeah, that we may put them to death, and put away evil from Israel. But [the children of] Benjamin would not hearken to the voice of their brethren the children of Israel.

14And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities of Gibeah, to go out to battle against the children of Israel.

15And the children of Benjamin were numbered at that time out of the cities, twenty-six thousand men that drew sword, besides the inhabitants of Gibeah, who were numbered seven hundred chosen men.

16Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men left-handed; all these slang stones at a hair [breadth], and missed not.

17And the men of Israel, besides Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war.

18And the children of Israel arose and went up to Bethel, and inquired of 1God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And Jehovah said, Judah first.

19And the children of Israel rose up in the morning and encamped against Gibeah.

20And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men of Israel put themselves in array to fight against them at Gibeah.

21And the children of Benjamin went forth out of Gibeah, and destroyed to the ground of the Israelites that day twenty-two thousand men.

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  1. 1. Judges 20:18 20.18 Elohim ↩

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