“And the Levite, the husband of the woman that was slain, answered and said, I came into Gebeah that belonged to Benjamin. I and my concubine to lodge.”
Judges 20
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1Then all the Israelites from Dan to Beersheba and from the land of Gilead came out, and the congregation assembled as one man before the LORD at Mizpah.
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2The leaders of all the people and all the tribes of Israel presented themselves in the assembly of God's people: 400,000 men on foot, armed with swords.
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3(Meanwhile the Benjamites heard that the Israelites had gone up to Mizpah.) And the Israelites asked, "Tell us, how did this wicked thing happen?"
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4So the Levite, the husband of the murdered woman, answered: "I and my concubine came to Gibeah in Benjamin to spend the night.
5And during the night, the men of Gibeah rose up against me and surrounded the house. They intended to kill me, but they abused my concubine, and she died.
“And the men of Gebeah rose against me and beset the house round about upon me by night and thought to have slain me and my concubine have they forced that she is dead.”
6Then I took my concubine, cut her into pieces, and sent her throughout the land of Israel's inheritance, because they had committed a lewd and disgraceful act in Israel.
“I took my concubine and cut her in pieces and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel for they have committed lewdness and folly in Israel.”
7Behold, all you Israelites, give your advice and verdict here and now."
“"...Behold, you people of Israel, all of you, give your advice and counsel here.".”
8Then all the people stood as one man and said, "Not one of us will return to his tent or to his house.
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9Now this is what we will do to Gibeah: We will go against it as the lot dictates.
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10We will take ten men out of every hundred from all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred out of every thousand, and a thousand out of every ten thousand, to supply provisions for the army when they go to Gibeah in Benjamin to punish them for the atrocity they have committed in Israel."
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11So all the men of Israel gathered as one man, united against the city.
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12And the tribes of Israel sent men throughout the tribe of Benjamin, saying, "What is this wickedness that has occurred among you?
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13Hand over the wicked men of Gibeah so we can put them to death and purge Israel of this evil." But the Benjamites refused to heed the voice of their fellow Israelites.
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14And from their cities they came together at Gibeah to go out and fight against the Israelites.
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15On that day the Benjamites mobilized 26,000 swordsmen from their cities, in addition to the 700 select men of Gibeah.
“and the children of Benjamin were numbered at that time. Out of the cities, 20 and 6 ,000 men that drew sword beside the inhabitants of Gibeah, which were numbered 700 chosen men.”
16Among all these soldiers there were 700 select left-handers, each of whom could sling a stone at a hair without missing.
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17The Israelites, apart from Benjamin, mobilized 400,000 swordsmen, each one an experienced warrior.
“And the men of Israel beside Benjamin were numbered 400 ,000 men that drew sword. All these were men of war.”
18The Israelites set out, went up to Bethel, and inquired of God, "Who of us shall go up first to fight against the Benjamites?" "Judah will be first," the LORD replied.
“And the children of Israel, Israel arose and went up to the house of God and ask counsel of God and said, which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the Lord said, Judah shall go up first.”
“the children of Israel arose and went up to the house of God and asked counsel of God, and said, "'Which of us shall go up first to battle against the children of Benjamin?'. And the Lord said, "'Judas shall go up first.'".”
19The next morning the Israelites set out and camped near Gibeah.
“And the children of Israel rose up in the morning and encamped against Gibeah.”
20And the men of Israel went out to fight against Benjamin and took up their battle positions at Gibeah.
“And 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.”
“The man of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin and the man of Israel put themselves in array to fight against them at Gebeah.”
21And the Benjamites came out of Gibeah and cut down 22,000 Israelites on the battlefield that day.
“And the children of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah and destroyed down to the ground of the Israelites that day, 20 and 2 ,000 men.”
22But the Israelite army took courage and again took their battle positions in the same place where they had arrayed themselves on the first day.
“And the people, the men of Israel encouraged themselves and set their battle again in array in the place where they put themselves in array the first day.”
23They went up and wept before the LORD until evening, inquiring of Him, "Should we again draw near for battle against our brothers the Benjamites?" And the LORD answered, "Go up against them."
“And the children of Israel went up and wept before the Lord until even, and asked counsel of the Lord saying, shall I go up against, again, to battle against the children of Benjamin, my brother? And the Lord said, go up against…”
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“the sons of Israel went up and wept before the Lord until evening, and inquired of the Lord, saying, Shall we again draw near for battle against the sons of my brother Benjamin? And the Lord said, Go up against him.”
“And the children of Israel went up and wept before the Lord until evening. And they asked counsel of the Lord saying, shall we go up again to battle against the children of Benjamin, my brother? And the Lord said, go up against…”
24On the second day the Israelites advanced against the Benjamites.
“And the children of Israel came near again against the children of Benjamin the second day.”
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“Then the sons of Israel came against the sons of Benjamin the second day,”
“the children of Israel came near against the children of Benjamin the second day.”
25That same day the Benjamites came out against them from Gibeah and cut down another 18,000 Israelites, all of them armed with swords.
“And Benjamin went forth against them out of Gibeah the second day and destroyed down to the ground of the children of Israel, again, 18 ,000 men. All these drew the sword.”
26Then the Israelites, all the people, went up to Bethel, where they sat weeping before the LORD. That day they fasted until evening and presented burnt offerings and peace offerings to the LORD.
“Then all the children of Israel and all the people went up and came onto the house of God and wept and sat there before the Lord and fasted that day until even, and offered burn offerings and peace offerings before the Lord.”
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“Then all the sons of Israel and all the people went up and came to Bethel and wept. Thus they remained there before the Lord and fasted that day until evening. And they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord.”
27And the Israelites inquired of the LORD. (In those days the ark of the covenant of God was there,
“And the children of Israel inquired of the Lord for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days.”
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“the sons of Israel inquired of the Lord, for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days.”
“the children of Israel inquired of the Lord. The ark of the covenant of God was there in those days.”
“and the children of Israel inquired of the Lord. For the Ark of the Covenant of God was there those days”
28and Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, served before it.) The Israelites asked, "Should we again go out to battle against our brothers the Benjamites, or should we stop?" The LORD answered, "Fight, for tomorrow I will deliver them into your hand."
“And Phinehas, the son of Eliezer, the son of Aaron, stood before it in those days saying, shall I yet again go out to battle against the children of Benjamin, my brother, or shall I cease? And the Lord said, go up for tomorrow, I…”
29So Israel set up an ambush around Gibeah.
“and Israel set liars in wait around about Gibeah.”
30On the third day the Israelites went up against the Benjamites and arrayed themselves against Gibeah as they had done before.
“And the children of Israel went up against the children of Benjamin on the third day and put themselves in array against Gibeah as at other times.”
31The Benjamites came out against them and were drawn away from the city. They began to attack the people as before, killing about thirty men of Israel in the fields and on the roads, one of which led up to Bethel and the other to Gibeah.
“and the children of Benjamin went out against the people and they were drawn away from the city. And they began to smite the people and kill as at other times in the highways of which one goeth up to the house of God and the…”
32"We are defeating them as before," said the Benjamites. But the Israelites said, "Let us retreat and draw them away from the city onto the roads."
“the children of Benjamin says, they are smitten down before us as at the first but the children of Israel said, let us flee and draw them from the city into the highways.”
33So all the men of Israel got up from their places and arrayed themselves at Baal-tamar, and the Israelites in ambush charged from their positions west of Gibeah.
“all the men of Israel rose up out of their place and put themselves in array at Baal -Temah and the liars in way of Israel came forth out of their place, even of the meadows of Gibeah.”
34Then 10,000 select men from all Israel made a frontal assault against Gibeah, and the battle was fierce. But the Benjamites did not realize that disaster was upon them.
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35The LORD defeated Benjamin in the presence of Israel, and on that day the Israelites slaughtered 25,100 Benjamites, all armed with swords.
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36Then the Benjamites realized they had been defeated. Now the men of Israel had retreated before Benjamin because they were relying on the ambush they had set against Gibeah.
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37The men in ambush rushed suddenly against Gibeah; they advanced and put the whole city to the sword.
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38The men of Israel had arranged a signal with the men in ambush: When they sent up a great cloud of smoke from the city,
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39the men of Israel would turn in the battle. When the Benjamites had begun to strike them down, killing about thirty men of Israel, they said, "They are defeated before us as in the first battle."
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40But when the column of smoke began to go up from the city, the Benjamites looked behind them and saw the whole city going up in smoke.
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41Then the men of Israel turned back on them, and the men of Benjamin were terrified when they realized that disaster had come upon them.
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42So they fled before the men of Israel toward the wilderness, but the battle overtook them, and the men coming out of the cities struck them down there.
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43They surrounded the Benjamites, pursued them, and easily overtook them in the vicinity of Gibeah on the east.
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44And 18,000 Benjamites fell, all men of valor.
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45Then the Benjamites turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon, and Israel cut down 5,000 men on the roads. And they overtook them at Gidom and struck down 2,000 more.
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46That day 25,000 Benjamite swordsmen fell, all men of valor.
“So that all which fell that day of Benjamin were 20 and 5000 men that drew the sword. All these were men of valor.”
47But 600 men turned and fled into the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon, where they stayed four months.
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48And the men of Israel turned back against the other Benjamites and put to the sword all the cities, including the animals and everything else they found. And they burned down all the cities in their path.
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