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Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was assembled
as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, to
Yahweh
at
Mizpah
.
Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered
together
as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, unto
the
LORD
in
Mizpeh
.
The chiefs
of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen who
drew sword.
And
the chief
of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen that
drew sword.
(Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel had
gone up to Mizpah
.) The children of Israel said
, Tell us, how was this wickedness brought
to
pass
?
(Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were
gone up to Mizpeh
.) Then
said
the children of Israel, Tell us, how was this wickedness?
The Levite, the husband of the woman who
was murdered
, answered, I came into Gibeah that belongs
to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to lodge.
And
the Levite, the husband of the woman that
was slain
, answered and
said
, I came into Gibeah that belongeth
to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to lodge.
The men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round about me by night ;
me
they
thought to have slain ,
and my concubine they forced, and
she is dead.
And
the men of Gibeah 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.
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.
And
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.
Behold, you
children of Israel ,
all
of
you,
give here your advice and counsel.
Behold, ye
are
all
children of Israel ;
give here your advice and counsel.
All the people arose as one man, saying, We will not any of us go to his tent, neither will we any of us turn to
his house.
And
all the people arose as one man, saying, We will not any of us go to his tent, neither will we any of us turn into
his house.
But now this is
the thing which we will do to Gibeah :
[
we will go up ]
against
it
by lot;
But now this shall
be
the thing which we will do to Gibeah ;
we will go up by lot against
it
;
and we will take ten men of one
hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and one
hundred of one
thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to get
food
for the people, that they may do, when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all the folly that they have worked
in Israel.
And we will take ten men of an
hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and an
hundred of a
thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to fetch
victual
for the people, that they may do, when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all the folly that they have wrought
in Israel.
So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit together as one man.
So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit together as one man.
The tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin, saying, What wickedness is this that is happen
among you?
And
the tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin, saying, What wickedness is this that is done
among you?
Now therefore deliver up
the men, the base
fellows
, who
are in Gibeah, that we may put them to death, and put away evil from Israel. But Benjamin would not listen
to the voice of their brothers
the children of Israel.
Now therefore deliver us
the men, the children
of
Belial
, which
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.
The children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities to
Gibeah, to go out to battle against the children of Israel.
But
the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities unto
Gibeah, to go out to battle against the children of Israel.
The children of Benjamin were numbered on
that day
out of the cities twenty -
six thousand men who
drew the
sword, besides
the inhabitants of Gibeah, who
were numbered seven hundred chosen men.
And
the children of Benjamin were numbered at
that time
out of the cities twenty and
six thousand men that
drew sword, beside
the inhabitants of Gibeah, which
were numbered seven hundred chosen men.
Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men left-handed
; everyone
could sling stones at a
hair -
breadth, and not miss.
Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded
; every
one
could sling stones at an
hair breadth, and not miss.
The men of Israel, besides
Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men who
drew sword: all these were men of war.
And
the men of Israel, beside
Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that
drew sword: all these were men of war.
The children of Israel arose, and went up to Bethel
, and asked counsel of God ;
and they
said, Who
shall go up for
us
first to battle against the children of Benjamin? Yahweh
said, Judah [
shall go up ]
first.
And
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 the
battle against the children of Benjamin? And
the
LORD
said, Judah shall go up first.
The children of Israel rose up in the morning, and encamped against Gibeah.
And
the children of Israel rose up in the morning, and encamped against Gibeah.
The men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men of Israel set
the
battle
in array against them 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 children of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah, and destroyed down to the ground of the Israelites on
that day Twenty -
two thousand men.
And
the children of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah, and destroyed down to the ground of the Israelites that day twenty and
two thousand men.
The people ,
the men of Israel ,
encouraged themselves, and set the
battle again in array in the place where they set
themselves in array 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.
The children of Israel went up and wept before Yahweh
until even ;
and they
asked of Yahweh
, saying, Shall I again draw
near
to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? Yahweh
said, Go up against him.
(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
again to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? And
the
LORD
said, Go up against him. )
The children of Israel came near against the children of Benjamin the second day.
And
the children of Israel came near against the children of Benjamin the second day.
Benjamin went forth against them out of Gibeah the second day, and destroyed down to the ground of the children of Israel again eighteen thousand men; all these drew the sword.
And
Benjamin went forth against them out of Gibeah the second day, and destroyed down to the ground of the children of Israel again eighteen thousand men; all these drew the sword.
Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came to
Bethel
, and wept, and sat there before Yahweh
, and fasted that day until even ;
and they
offered burnt -
offerings and peace -
offerings before Yahweh
.
Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came unto
the
house
of
God
, and wept, and sat there before the
LORD
, and fasted that day until even ,
and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the
LORD
.
The children of Israel asked
of Yahweh
(for 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 in those days,
and Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, 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? Yahweh
said, Go up; for tomorrow
I will deliver him
into your
hand.
And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, 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 to
morrow
I will deliver them
into thine
hand.
Israel set liers -
in -
wait against
Gibeah
round about.
And
Israel set liers in wait round about Gibeah
.
The children of Israel went up against the children of Benjamin on the third day, and set
themselves in array against Gibeah, as at other times.
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.
The children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to strike
and
kill
of the people, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goes
up to Bethel
, and the other to Gibeah ,
in the field, about thirty men of Israel.
And
the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite
of the people, and
kill,
as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth
up to the
house
of
God
, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel.
The children of Benjamin said, They are struck
down before us, as at the first. But the children of Israel said, Let us flee, and draw them away
from the city to
the highways.
And
the children of Benjamin said, 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 unto
the highways.
All the men of Israel rose up out of their place, and set
themselves in array at Baal
Tamar
: and the liers -
in -
wait of Israel broke
forth out of their place
, even out of Maareh
Geba
.
And
all the men of Israel rose up out of their place, and put
themselves in array at Baaltamar
: and the liers in wait of Israel came
forth out of their places
, even out of the
meadows
of
Gibeah
.
There came over
against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was sore ;
but they didn't
know
that evil was close
on
them.
And
there came against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was sore :
but they knew
not
that evil was near
them.
Yahweh
struck
Benjamin before Israel ;
and the children of Israel destroyed of Benjamin
that day twenty -
five thousand one
hundred men: all these drew the sword.
And
the
LORD
smote
Benjamin before Israel :
and the children of Israel destroyed of the
Benjamites
that day twenty and
five thousand and
an
hundred men: all these drew the sword.
So the children of Benjamin saw that they were struck;
for the men of Israel gave place to Benjamin
, because they trusted to
the liers -
in -
wait whom
they had set against
Gibeah.
So the children of Benjamin saw that they were smitten:
for the men of Israel gave place to the
Benjamites
, because they trusted unto
the liers in wait which
they had set beside
Gibeah.
The liers -
in -
wait hurried
, and rushed on
Gibeah; and the liers -
in -
wait drew themselves along, and struck
all the city with the edge of the sword.
And
the liers in wait hasted
, and rushed upon
Gibeah; and the liers in wait drew themselves along, and smote
all the city with the edge of the sword.
Now the
appointed sign between the men of Israel and the liers -
in -
wait was
that they should make a great cloud
of
smoke rise up out of the city.
Now there
was
an
appointed sign between the men of Israel and the liers in wait ,
that they should make a great flame
with
smoke rise up out of the city.
The men of Israel turned
in the battle, and
Benjamin began to strike
and kill of the men of Israel about thirty persons ;
for they said, Surely they are struck
down before us, as in the first battle.
And
when
the men of Israel retired
in the battle, Benjamin began to smite
and kill of the men of Israel about thirty persons :
for they said, Surely they are smitten
down before us, as in the first battle.
But when the cloud
began to arise up out of the city in
a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them ;
and, behold, the whole
of the city went
up in
smoke
to the
sky
.
But when the flame
began to arise up out of the city with
a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them ,
and, behold, the flame
of the city ascended
up to heaven
.
The men of Israel turned, and
the men of Benjamin were dismayed;
for they saw that evil had
come on
them.
And
when
the men of Israel turned again
, the men of Benjamin were amazed:
for they saw that evil was
come upon
them.
Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel to
the way of the wilderness; but the battle followed
hard
after
them; and those
who
came out of the cities destroyed them
in the midst of it
.
Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel unto
the way of the wilderness; but the battle overtook
them; and them
which
came out of the cities they
destroyed in the midst of them
.
They enclosed
the Benjamites round about, [
and ]
chased them, [
and ]
trod
them down at
[their]
resting-place,
as
far
as
over against Gibeah toward the sunrise
.
Thus
they inclosed
the Benjamites round about, and chased them, and trode
them down with
ease
over against Gibeah toward the sunrising
.
There fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men; all these [
were ]
men of valor.
And
there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men; all these were men of valor.
They turned and fled toward the wilderness to
the rock of Rimmon: and they gleaned of them in the highways five thousand men ,
and followed
hard after them to
Gidom, and struck
of
them
two thousand men.
And
they turned and fled toward the wilderness unto
the rock of Rimmon: and they gleaned of them in the highways five thousand men ;
and pursued
hard after them unto
Gidom, and slew
two thousand men of
them
.
So that all who
fell that day of Benjamin were twenty -
five thousand men who
drew the sword; all these [
were ]
men of valor.
So that all which
fell that day of Benjamin were twenty and
five thousand men that
drew the sword; all these were men of valor.
But six hundred men turned and fled toward
the wilderness to
the rock of
Rimmon, and abode in the rock of
Rimmon four months.
But six hundred men turned and fled to
the wilderness unto
the rock Rimmon, and abode in the rock Rimmon four months.
The men of Israel turned again on
the children of Benjamin, and struck
them with the edge of the sword, both
the entire
city, and
the cattle
, and all that they
found
: moreover
all
the
cities
which
they
found
they set on fire.
And
the men of Israel turned again upon
the children of Benjamin, and smote
them with the edge of the sword, as
well
the men
of
every
city, as
the beast
, and all that came
to
hand
: also
they set on fire all
the
cities
that
they
came
to
.
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