11. So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit together as one man.
12. The tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin, saying, “What wickedness is this that is happen among you?
13. 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.
14. The children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities to Gibeah, to go out to battle against the children of Israel.
15. The children of Benjamin were counted on that day out of the cities twenty-six thousand men who drew the sword, besides the inhabitants of Gibeah, who were counted seven hundred chosen men.
16. Among all these soldiers there were seven hundred chosen men who were left-handed. Every one of them could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.
17. The men of Israel, besides Benjamin, were counted four hundred thousand men who drew sword. All these were men of war.
18. The children of Israel arose, went up to Bethel, and asked counsel of God. They asked, “Who shall go up for us first to battle against the children of Benjamin?” Yahweh said, “Judah first.”
19. The children of Israel rose up in the morning, and encamped against Gibeah.
20. The men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men of Israel set the battle in array against them at Gibeah.
21. The children of Benjamin came out of Gibeah, and on that day destroyed twenty-two thousand of the Israelite men down to the ground.