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bones into twelue parts, and sent her through of the cities vnto Gibeah, to come out and fight
all quarters of Israel. 30 And all that saw it, said, against the children of Israel. 15 And ye children
There was no such thing done or seene since the of Beniamin were nombred at that time out of the
time that the children of Israel came vp from the cities sixe and twenty thousand men that drewe
lande of Egypt vnto this day: consider the matter, sworde, beside the inhabitants of Gibeah, which
consult and giue sentence. were nombred seuen hundreth chosen men. 16 Of
all this people were seuen hundreth chosen men,
20 being left handed: all these could sling stones
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at an heare breadth, and not faile.
Also the
1 Then all the children of Israel went out, and men of Israel, beside Beniamin, were nombred
the Congregation was gathered together as one foure hundreth thousande men that drew sword,
man, from Dan to Beersheba, with the land of euen all men of warre. 18 And the children of
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Gilead, vnto the Lord in Mizpeh. And the chiefe Israel arose, and went vp to the house of God,
of all the people, and all the tribes of Israel and asked of God, saying, Which of vs shall goe
assembled in the Congregation of the people vp first to fight against the children of Beniamin?
of God foure hundreth thousand footemen that And the Lord said, Iudah shalbe first. 19 Then
drewe sword. 3 (Now the children of Beniamin the children of Israel arose vp earely and camped
heard that the children of Israel were gone vp to against Gibeah. 20 And the men of Israel went out
Mizpeh) Then the children of Israel saide, Howe to battell against Beniamin, and the men of Israel
is this wickednesse committed? 4 And the same put themselues in aray to fight against the beside
Leuite, the womans husband that was slaine, Gibeah. 21 And the children of Beniamin came
answered and saide, I came vnto Gibeah that is out of Gibeah, and slewe downe to the ground of
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in Beniamin with my concubine to lodge, And the Israelites that day two and twentie thousand
themenofGibeaharoseagainstme, andbesetthe men. 22 And the people, the men of Israel plucked
house round about vpon mee by night, thinking vp their hearts, and set their battel againe in aray
to haue slaine me, and haue forced my concubine in the place where they put them in aray the
that she is dead. 6 Then I tooke my concubine, first day. 23 (For the children of Israel had gone
and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout vp and wept before the Lord vnto the euening,
all the countrey of the inheritance of Israel: for and had asked of the Lord, saying, Shall I goe
they haue committed abomination and villenie againe to battel against the children of Beniamin
in Israel. 7 Behold, ye are al children of Israel: my brethren? and the Lord said, Go vp against
giue your aduise, and counsell herein. 8 Then them) 24 Then the children of Israel came neere
all the people arose as one man, saying, There against the children of Beniamin the second day.
shall not a man of vs goe to his tent, neither any 25 Also the second day Beniamin came forth to
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turne into his house. But now this is that thing meete them out of Gibeah, and slewe downe
which we will do to Gibeah: we wil goe vp by lot to the grounde of the children of Israel againe
against it, 10 And we wil take ten men of the hun- eighteene thousand men: all they could handle
dreth throughout al the tribes of Israel, and an the sword. 26 Then al the children of Israel
hundreth of the thousand, and a thousand of ten went vp and all the people came also vnto the
thousand to bring vitaile for the people that they house of God, and wept and sate there before the
may do (when they come to Gibeah of Beniamin) Lord and fasted that day vnto the euening, and
according to all the villeny, that it hath done in offred burnt offrings and peace offrings before
Israel. 11 So all the men of Israel were gathered the Lord. 27 And the children of Israel asked the
against the citie, knit together, as one man. Lord (for there was the Arke of the couenat of
12 And the tribes of Israel sent men through al God in those dayes, 28 And Phinehas the sonne
the tribe of Beniamin, saying, What wickednesse of Eleazar, the sonne of Aaron stoode before it
is this that is committed among you? 13 Nowe at that time) saying, Shall I yet goe anie more
therefore deliuer vs those wicked men which to battel against the children of Beniamin my
are in Gibeah, that we may put them to death, brethren, or shall I cease? And the Lord said, Go
and put away euill from Israel: but the children vp: for to morowe I will deliuer them into your
of Beniamin would not obey the voyce of their hand. 29 And Israel set men to lie in waite round
And the children of Israel went
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about Gibeah.
brethren the children of Israel. 14 But ye children vp against the children of Beniamin the third day,
of Beniamin gathered them selues together out