Then all the people stood united and said, ‘None of us will go to his tent or return to his house.
Whatever your hands find to do, do with all your strength, because there is no work, planning, knowledge, or wisdom in Sheol where you are going.
All the Israelites from Dan to Beer-sheba and from the land of Gilead came out, and the community assembled as one body before the Lord at Mizpah.
Doing what is righteous and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
The Israelites asked, ‘Who of all the tribes of Israel didn’t come to the Lord with the assembly? ’ For a great oath had been taken that anyone who had not come to the Lord at Mizpah would certainly be put to death.
The men of Israel had sworn an oath at Mizpah: ‘None of us will give his daughter to a Benjaminite in marriage.’
So all the men of Israel gathered united against the city.
Look, all of you are Israelites. Give your judgement and verdict here and now.’
Now this is what we will do to Gibeah: we will attack it. By lot