And David said to the messenger, You shall say to Joab, Do not let this thing be evil in your eyes; for as this one so that one the sword devours. Make your battle stronger against the city, and overthrow it. And make him strong.
And the sons of Benjamin counted themselves on that day. Out of the cities were twenty-six thousand men drawing sword, besides the ones living in Gibeah who counted themselves seven hundred chosen men.
And the sons of Israel went up and wept before Jehovah until the evening, and asked of Jehovah, saying, Shall I again draw near to battle with the sons of my brother Benjamin? And Jehovah said, Go up against him.
And David was greatly distressed, for the people said to stone him. For the soul of the people was bitter, each man for his sons and for his daughters. And David made himself strong in Jehovah his God.