Judges 20:8-17

8Then all the people arose as one man, saying, “Not one of us will go to his tent, nor will any of us return to his house. 9But now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah; we will go up against it by lot. 10And we will take 10 men out of 100 throughout the tribes of Israel, and 100 out of 1,000, and 1,000 out of 10,000 to 1supply food for the people, that when they come to 2Gibeah of Benjamin, they may 3punish them for all the disgraceful acts that they have committed in Israel.” 11Thus all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, united as one man.

12Then the tribes of Israel sent men through the entire 4tribe of Benjamin, saying, “What is this wickedness that has taken place among you? 13Now then, deliver up the men, the 56worthless fellows in Gibeah, that we may put them to death and 7remove 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 8sons of Benjamin were 9numbered, 26,000 men who draw the sword, besides the inhabitants of Gibeah who were 10numbered, 700 choice men. 16Out of all these people 700 11choice men were left-handed; each one could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.

17Then the men of Israel besides Benjamin were 12numbered, 400,000 men who draw the sword; all these were men of war.