Judges chapter 20 Israel's war with the tribe of Benjamin.

Then all the people of Israel came out, from Dan to Bersheba, including the land of Gilead,

and the congregation assembled as one man to the Lord at MISPA, and the chiefs of all the people,

of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves

in the assembly of the people of God, 400,000 men on foot that drew the sword.

Now the people of Benjamin heard that the people of Israel had gone up to MISPA, and the

people of Israel said, tell us, how did this evil happen?

And the Levite, the husband of the woman who was murdered, answered and said, tell us, how did this evil happen? And the Levite, the husband of the woman who was murdered,

answered and said, I came to Gibbia that belongs to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to spend the

night. And the leaders of Gibbia rose against me and surrounded the house against me by night.

They meant to kill me, and they violated my concubine, and she

is dead. So I took hold of my concubine and cut her in pieces and sent her throughout all

the country of the inheritance of Israel, for they have committed abomination and outrage

in Israel. Behold, you people of Israel, all of you, give your advice and counsel here. And all the people

arose as one man saying, none of us will go to his tent and none of us will return to his house,

but now this is what we will do to Gibbia. We will go up against it by lot, and we will take

10 men of 100 throughout all the tribes of Israel and a hundred of a thousand

and a thousand of 10,000 to bring provisions for the people that when they come they may repay

Gibbia of Benjamin for all the outrage that they have committed in Israel. So all the men of Israel

gathered against the city, united as one man. And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the

tribe of Benjamin saying, what evil is this that has taken place among you? Now therefore, give up the men,

the worthless fellows in Ghibia, that we may put them to death and purge evil from Israel. But the

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