Judges 20:1-9

1All the people of Israel from Dan to Beersheba and from Gilead came to Mizpah. The congregation stood united in the presence of the Lord.

2The leaders of all Israel’s tribes took their places in the congregation of God’s people. There were 400,000 foot soldiers with swords.

3The people of Benjamin heard that Israel had come to Mizpah. The people of Israel said, “Tell us how such an evil thing could happen.”

4The Levite, the husband of the murdered woman, answered, “My concubine  and I went to Gibeah in Benjamin to spend the night.

5The citizens of Gibeah came to attack me. They surrounded the house ⌞where I was staying⌟ that night. They intended to kill me, but instead, they raped my concubine until she died.

6So I took my concubine and cut her into pieces. Then I sent the pieces throughout the territory of Israel. I did this because the citizens of Gibeah did this perverted and godless thing in Israel.

7All you people of Israel, tell me what you think. Give me your advice right now!”

8All the people stood united, saying, “None of us will go to his tent or return to his house.

9This is what we’ll do to Gibeah. We’ll decide by lot who should attack it.