1 Then all the children 1121 of Israel 3478 went out 3318, and the congregation 5712 was gathered together 6950 as one 259 man 376, from Dan 1835 even to Beersheba 884, with the land 776 of Gilead 1568, unto the LORD 3068 in Mizpeh 4709.
2 And the chief 6438 of all the people 5971, even of all the tribes 7626 of Israel 3478, presented 3320 themselves in the assembly 6951 of the people 5971 of God 430, four 702 hundred 3967 thousand 505 footmen 376 7273 that drew 8025 sword 2719.
3 (Now the children 1121 of Benjamin 1144 heard 8085 that the children 1121 of Israel 3478 were gone up 5927 to Mizpeh 4709.) Then said 559 the children 1121 of Israel 3478, Tell 1696 us, how was 1961 this wickedness 7451?
4 And the Levite 3881, the husband 376 of the woman 802 that was slain 7523, answered 6030 and said 559, I came 935 into Gibeah 1390 that belongeth to Benjamin 1144, I and my concubine 6370, to lodge 3885.
5 And the men 1167 of Gibeah 1390 rose 6965 against me, and beset 5437 0 the house 1004 round about 5437 upon me by night 3915, and thought 1819 to have slain 2026 me: and my concubine 6370 have they forced 6031, that she is dead 4191.
6 And I took 270 my concubine 6370, and cut her in pieces 5408, and sent 7971 her throughout all the country 7704 of the inheritance 5159 of Israel 3478: for they have committed 6213 lewdness 2154 and folly 5039 in Israel 3478.
7 Behold, ye are all children 1121 of Israel 3478; give 3051 here 1988 your advice 1697 and counsel 6098.
8 And all the people 5971 arose 6965 as one 259 man 376, saying 559, We will not any 376 of us go 3212 to his tent 168, neither will we any 376 of us turn 5493 into his house 1004.
9 But now this shall be the thing 1697 which we will do 6213 to Gibeah 1390; we will go up by lot 1486 against it;
10 And we will take 3947 ten 6235 men 582 of an hundred 3967 throughout all the tribes 7626 of Israel 3478, and an hundred 3967 of a thousand 505, and a thousand 505 out of ten thousand 7233, to fetch 3947 victual 6720 for the people 5971, that they may do 6213, when they come 935 to Gibeah 1387 of Benjamin 1144, according to all the folly 5039 that they have wrought 6213 in Israel 3478.
11 So all the men 376 of Israel 3478 were gathered 622 against the city 5892, knit together 2270 as one 259 man 376.
12 And the tribes 7626 of Israel 3478 sent 7971 men 582 through all the tribe 7626 of Benjamin 1144, saying 559, What wickedness 7451 is this that is done 1961 among you?
13 Now therefore deliver 5414 us the men 582, the children 1121 of Belial 1100, which are in Gibeah 1390, that we may put them to death 4191, and put away 1197 evil 7451 from Israel 3478. But the children 1121 of Benjamin 1144 would 14 not hearken 8085 to the voice 6963 of their brethren 251 the children 1121 of Israel 3478:
14 But the children 1121 of Benjamin 1144 gathered themselves together 622 out of the cities 5892 unto Gibeah 1390, to go out 3318 to battle 4421 against the children 1121 of Israel 3478.
15 And the children 1121 of Benjamin 1144 were numbered 6485 at that time 3117 out of the cities 5892 twenty 6242 and six 8337 thousand 505 men 376 that drew 8025 sword 2719, beside the inhabitants 3427 of Gibeah 1390, which were numbered 6485 seven 7651 hundred 3967 chosen 977 men 376.
16 Among all this people 5971 there were seven 7651 hundred 3967 chosen 977 men 376 lefthanded 334 3027 3225; every one could sling 7049 stones 68 at an hair 8185 breadth, and not miss 2398.
17 And the men 376 of Israel 3478, beside Benjamin 1144, were numbered 6485 four 702 hundred 3967 thousand 505 men 376 that drew 8025 sword 2719: all these were men 376 of war 4421.
18 And the children 1121 of Israel 3478 arose 6965, and went up 5927 to the house 1004 of God 430 1008, and asked 7592 counsel of God 430, and said 559, Which 4310 of us shall go up 5927 first 8462 to the battle 4421 against the children 1121 of Benjamin 1144? And the LORD 3068 said 559, Judah 3063 shall go up first 8462.
19 And the children 1121 of Israel 3478 rose up 6965 in the morning 1242, and encamped 2583 against Gibeah 1390.
20 And the men 376 of Israel 3478 went out 3318 to battle 4421 against Benjamin 1144; and the men 376 of Israel 3478 put themselves in array 6186 to fight 4421 against them at Gibeah 1390.
21 And the children 1121 of Benjamin 1144 came forth 3318 out of Gibeah 1390, and destroyed down 7843 to the ground 776 of the Israelites 3478 that day 3117 twenty 6242 and two 8147 thousand 505 men 376.
22 And the people 5971 the men 376 of Israel 3478 encouraged 2388 themselves, and set their battle 4421 again 3254 in array 6186 in the place 4725 where they put themselves in array 6186 the first 7223 day 3117.
23 (And the children 1121 of Israel 3478 went up 5927 and wept 1058 before 6440 the LORD 3068 until even 6153, and asked 7592 counsel of the LORD 3068, saying 559, Shall I go up 5066 again 3254 to battle 4421 against the children 1121 of Benjamin 1144 my brother 251? And the LORD 3068 said 559, Go up 5927 against him.)
24 And the children 1121 of Israel 3478 came near 7126 against the children 1121 of Benjamin 1144 the second 8145 day 3117.
25 And Benjamin 1144 went forth 3318 against 7125 them out of Gibeah 1390 the second 8145 day 3117, and destroyed down 7843 to the ground 776 of the children 1121 of Israel 3478 again eighteen 8083 6240 thousand 505 men 376; all these drew 8025 the sword 2719.
26 Then all the children 1121 of Israel 3478, and all the people 5971, went up 5927, and came 935 unto the house 1004 of God 430 1008, and wept 1058, and sat 3427 there before 6440 the LORD 3068, and fasted 6684 that day 3117 until even 6153, and offered 5927 burnt offerings 5930 and peace offerings 8002 before 6440 the LORD 3068.
27 And the children 1121 of Israel 3478 enquired 7592 of the LORD 3068, (for the ark 727 of the covenant 1285 of God 430 was there in those days 3117,
28 And Phinehas 6372, the son 1121 of Eleazar 499, the son 1121 of Aaron 175, stood 5975 before 6440 it in those days 3117,) saying 559, Shall I yet again 3254 go out 3318 to battle 4421 against the children 1121 of Benjamin 1144 my brother 251, or shall I cease 2308? And the LORD 3068 said 559, Go up 5927; for to morrow 4279 I will deliver 5414 them into thine hand 3027.
29 And Israel 3478 set 7760 liers in wait 693 round about 5439 Gibeah 1390.
30 And the children 1121 of Israel 3478 went up 5927 against the children 1121 of Benjamin 1144 on the third 7992 day 3117, and put themselves in array 6186 against Gibeah 1390, as at other times 6471.
31 And the children 1121 of Benjamin 1144 went out 3318 against 7125 the people 5971, and were drawn away 5423 from the city 5892; and they began 2490 to smite 5221 of the people 5971, and kill 2491, as at other times 6471, in the highways 4546, of which one 259 goeth up 5927 to the house 1004 of God 430 1008, and the other 259 to Gibeah 1390 in the field 7704, about thirty 7970 men 376 of Israel 3478.
32 And the children 1121 of Benjamin 1144 said 559, They are smitten down 5062 before 6440 us, as at the first 7223. But the children 1121 of Israel 3478 said 559, Let us flee 5127, and draw 5423 them from the city 5892 unto the highways 4546.
33 And all the men 376 of Israel 3478 rose up 6965 out of their place 4725, and put themselves in array 6186 at Baaltamar 1193: and the liers in wait 693 of Israel 3478 came forth 1518 out of their places 4725, even out of the meadows 4629 of Gibeah 1387.
34 And there came 935 against 5048 Gibeah 1390 ten 6235 thousand 505 chosen 977 men 376 out of all Israel 3478, and the battle 4421 was sore 3513: but they knew 3045 not that evil 7451 was near 5060 them.
35 And the LORD 3068 smote 5062 Benjamin 1144 before 6440 Israel 3478: and the children 1121 of Israel 3478 destroyed 7843 of the Benjamites 1145 that day 3117 twenty 6242 and five 2568 thousand 505 and an hundred 3967 men 376: all these drew 8025 the sword 2719.
36 So the children 1121 of Benjamin 1144 saw 7200 that they were smitten 5062: for the men 376 of Israel 3478 gave 5414 place 4725 to the Benjamites 1145, because they trusted 982 unto the liers in wait 693 which they had set 7760 beside Gibeah 1390.
37 And the liers in wait 693 hasted 2363, and rushed 6584 upon Gibeah 1390; and the liers in wait 693 drew themselves along 4900, and smote 5221 all the city 5892 with the edge 6310 of the sword 2719.
38 Now there was an appointed sign 4150 between the men 376 of Israel 3478 and 5973 the liers in wait 693, that they should make a great 7235 flame 4864 with smoke 6227 rise up 5927 out of the city 5892.
39 And when the men 376 of Israel 3478 retired 2015 in the battle 4421, Benjamin 1144 began 2490 to smite 5221 and kill 2491 of the men 376 of Israel 3478 about thirty 7970 persons 376: for they said 559, Surely 5062 they are smitten down 5062 before 6440 us, as in the first 7223 battle 4421.
40 But when the flame 4864 began 2490 to arise up 5927 out of the city 5892 with a pillar 5982 of smoke 6227, the Benjamites 1145 looked 6437 behind 310 them, and, behold, the flame 3632 of the city 5892 ascended up 5927 to heaven 8064.
41 And when the men 376 of Israel 3478 turned again 2015, the men 376 of Benjamin 1144 were amazed 926: for they saw 7200 that evil 7451 was come 5060 upon them.
42 Therefore they turned 6437 their backs before 6440 the men 376 of Israel 3478 unto the way 1870 of the wilderness 4057; but the battle 4421 overtook 1692 them; and them which came out of the cities 5892 they destroyed 7843 in the midst 8432 of them.
43 Thus they inclosed 3803 the Benjamites 1145 round about 3803, and chased 7291 them, and trode them down 1869 with ease 4496 over against 5227 Gibeah 1390 toward the sunrising 4217 8121.
44 And there fell 5307 of Benjamin 1144 eighteen 8083 6240 thousand 505 men 376; all these were men 582 of valour 2428.
45 And they turned 6437 and fled 5127 toward the wilderness 4057 unto the rock 5553 of Rimmon 7417: and they gleaned 5953 of them in the highways 4546 five 2568 thousand 505 men 376; and pursued 1692 hard after 310 them unto Gidom 1440, and slew 5221 two thousand 505 men 376 of them.
46 So that all which fell 5307 that day 3117 of Benjamin 1144 were twenty 6242 and five 2568 thousand 505 men 376 that drew 8025 the sword 2719; all these were men 582 of valour 2428.
47 But six 8337 hundred 3967 men 376 turned 6437 and fled 5127 to the wilderness 4057 unto the rock 5553 Rimmon 7417, and abode 3427 in the rock 5553 Rimmon 7417 four 702 months 2320.
48 And the men 376 of Israel 3478 turned again 7725 upon the children 1121 of Benjamin 1144, and smote 5221 them with the edge 6310 of the sword 2719, as well the men 4974 of every city 5892, as 5704 the beast 929, and all that came to hand 4672: also they set 7971 on fire 784 all the cities 5892 that they came to 4672.