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and put theselues in aray against Gibeah, as at men, which were all men of warre. 45 And they
other times. 31 Then the children of Beniamin turned and fled to the wildernes vnto the rocke
comming out against the people, were drawen of Rimmon: and the Israelites glayned of them
from the citie: and they began to smite of ye by the way fiue thousand men, and pursued after
people and kill as at other times, euen by the them vnto Gidom, and slewe two thousand men
wayes in the fielde (whereof one goeth vp to of them, 46 So that all that were slayne that day
the house of God, and the other to Gibeah) vpon of Beniamin, were fiue and twentie thousand
a thirtie men of Israel. 32 (For the children of men that drewe sword, which were all men of
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But sixe hundreth men turned and fled
warre:
Beniamin sayd, They are fallen before vs, as at to the wildernesse vnto the rocke of Rimmon, and
the first. But the children of Israel saide, Let vs abode in the rocke of Rimmon foure moneths.
flee and plucke them away from the citie vnto 48 Then the men of Israel returned vnto the
the hie wayes) 33 And all the men of Israel rose children of Beniamin, and smote them with the
vp out of their place, and put themselues in aray edge of the sword from the men of the citie vnto
at Baal-tamar: and the men that lay in wayte of the beasts, and all that came to hand: also they
the Israelites came forth of their place, euen out set on fire all the cities that they coulde come by.
of the medowes of Gibeah, 34 And they came ouer
against Gibeah, ten thousande chosen men of all 21
Israel, and the battell was sore: for they knewe 1 Moreouer, the men of Israel sware in Mizpeh,
not that the euill was neere them. 35 And the Lord saying, None of vs shall giue his daughter vnto
smote Beniamin before Israel, and the children the Beniamites to wyfe. 2 And the people came
of Israel destroyed of the Beniamites the same
day fiue and twenty thousand and an hundreth vnto ye house of God and abode there till euen
men: all they could handle the sword. 36 So before God, and lift vp their voyces, and wept
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the children of Beniamin sawe that they were with great lamentation, And sayde, O Lord God
striken downe: for the men of Israel gaue place of Israel, why is this come to passe in Israel, that
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to the Beniamites, because they trusted to the this day one tribe of Israel should want? And
men that lay in waite, which they had laide beside on the morow the people rose vp and made there
Gibeah. 37 And they that lay in wait hasted, and an altar, and offred burnt offrings and peace
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brake forth toward Gibeah, and the ambushment offrings. Then the children of Israel said, Who
drewe themselues along, and smote all the citie is he among all the tribes of Israel, that came not
with the edge of the sword. 38 Also the men of vp with the Congregation vnto the Lord? for they
Israel had appoynted a certaine time with the had made a great othe concerning him that came
ambushmentes, that they should make a great not vp to the Lord to Mizpeh, saying, Let him die
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flame and smoke rise vp out of the citie. 39 And the death. And the children of Israel were sory
when the men of Israel retired in the battel, for Beniamin their brother, and said, There is one
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Beniamin began to smite and kill of the men of tribe cut off from Israel this day. How shall
Israel about thirtie persons: for they said, Surely we do for wiues to them that remaine, seeing
they are striken downe before vs, as in the first we haue sworne by the Lord, that we will not
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battell. 40 But when the flame bega to arise out giue them of our daughters to wiues? Also they
of the citie, as a pillar of smoke, the Beniamites saide, Is there any of the tribes of Israel that came
looked backe, and behold, the flame of the citie not vp to Mizpeh to the Lord? and beholde, there
began to ascend vp to heauen. 41 Then the men came none of Iabesh Gilead vnto the hoste and
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of Israel turned againe, and the men of Beniamin to the Congregation. For when the people were
were astonied: for they saw that euill was neere vewed; beholde, none of the inhabitants of Iabesh
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vnto them. 42 Therefore they fled before the Gilead were there. Therefore the Congregation
men of Israel vnto the way of the wildernesse, sent thither twelue thousande men of the most
valiant, and commanded them, saying, Goe, and
but the battell ouertooke them: also they which smite the inhabitants of Iabesh Gilead with the
came out of the cities, slew them among them. edge of the sword, both women, and children.
43 Thus they compassed the Beniamites about, 11 And this is it that ye shall do: ye shall vtterly
and chased them at ease, and ouerranne them, destroye all the males and all the women that
euen ouer against Gibeah on the Eastside. 44 And haue lien by men. 12 And they found among
there were slaine of Beniamin eyghteene thousad the inhabitants of Iabesh Gilead foure hundreth