Judges 20:10
20:10 We will take ten of every group of a hundred men from all the tribes of Israel (and a hundred of every group of a thousand, and a thousand of every group of ten thousand) to get supplies for the army.
When they arrive in Gibeah of Benjamin they will punish them for the atrocity which they committed in Israel.”
Judges 20:13
20:13 Now, hand over the good-for-nothings
in Gibeah so we can execute them and purge Israel of wickedness.”
But the Benjaminites refused to listen to their Israelite brothers.
Judges 20:15
20:15 That day the Benjaminites mustered from their cities twenty-six thousand sword-wielding soldiers, besides seven hundred well-trained soldiers from Gibeah.
Judges 20:18
20:18 The Israelites went up to Bethel and asked God, “Who should lead the charge against the Benjaminites?” The Lord said, “Judah should lead.”
Judges 20:23
20:23 The Israelites went up and wept before the
Lord until evening. They asked the
Lord, “Should we
again march out to fight
the Benjaminites, our brothers?”
The
Lord said, “Attack them!”
Judges 20:25
20:25 The Benjaminites again attacked them from Gibeah and struck down eighteen thousand sword-wielding Israelite soldiers.
Judges 20:28
20:28 Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron, was serving the
Lord in those days), “Should we
once more march out to fight the Benjaminites our brothers,
or should we
quit?” The
Lord said, “Attack, for tomorrow I will hand them
over to you.”
Judges 20:31
20:31 The Benjaminites attacked
the army, leaving the city unguarded.
They began to strike down their enemy
just as they had done before. On the main roads (one leads to Bethel,
the other to Gibeah) and in the field, they struck down
about thirty Israelites.
Judges 20:35
20:35 The
Lord annihilated Benjamin before Israel; the Israelites struck down that day 25,100 sword-wielding Benjaminites.
Judges 20:48
20:48 The Israelites returned to the Benjaminite towns
and put the sword to them. They wiped out the cities,
the animals, and everything they could find. They set fire to every city in their path.
Judges 21:21
21:21 and keep your eyes open.
When you see
the daughters of Shiloh coming out to dance in the celebration,
jump out from the vineyards. Each one of you, catch yourself a wife from among the daughters of Shiloh and then go home to the land of Benjamin.
Judges 21:23
21:23 The Benjaminites did as instructed. They abducted two hundred of the dancing girls to be their wives. They went home to their own territory, rebuilt their cities, and settled down.