New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 20:12-21

12Then the tribes of Israel sent men through the entire 1tribe of Benjamin, saying, “What is this wickedness that has taken place among you? 13Now then, deliver up the men, the 2 3worthless fellows in Gibeah, that we may put them to death and 4remove this wickedness from Israel.” But the sons of Benjamin would not listen to the voice of their brothers, the sons of Israel. 14The sons of Benjamin gathered from the cities to Gibeah, to go out to battle against the sons of Israel. 15From the cities on that day the 5sons of Benjamin were 6numbered, 26,000 men who draw the sword, besides the inhabitants of Gibeah who were 7numbered, 700 choice men. 16Out of all these people 700 8choice men were left-handed; each one could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.

17Then the men of Israel besides Benjamin were 9numbered, 400,000 men who draw the sword; all these were men of war.

18Now the sons of Israel arose, went up to Bethel, and 10inquired of God and said, “Who shall go up first for us to battle against the sons of Benjamin?” Then the Lord said, “Judah shall go up first.”

19So the sons of Israel arose in the morning and camped against Gibeah. 20The men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin, and the men of Israel arrayed for battle against them at Gibeah. 21Then the sons of Benjamin came out of Gibeah and 11 12felled to the ground on that day 22,000 men of Israel.

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Notes

1. Judges 20:12 Lit tribes ↩
2. Judges 20:13 Lit sons of Belial ↩
3. Judges 20:13 2 Cor 6:15 ↩
4. Judges 20:13 Deut 13:5; 17:12; 1 Cor 5:13 ↩
5. Judges 20:15 Num 1:36, 37; 2:23; 26:41 ↩
6. Judges 20:15 Or mustered ↩
7. Judges 20:15 Or mustered ↩
8. Judges 20:16 Judg 3:15; 1 Chr 12:2 ↩
9. Judges 20:17 Or mustered ↩
10. Judges 20:18 Num 27:21; Judg 20:23, 27 ↩
11. Judges 20:21 Lit destroyed ↩
12. Judges 20:21 Judg 20:25 ↩

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