They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a bow, even of Saul's brethren of Benjamin.
And when the men of Israel retired in the battle, Benjamin began to smite and kill of the men of Israel about thirty persons: for they said, Surely they are smitten down before us, as in the first battle.
And Ga´al the son of Ebed said, Who is Abim´elech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubba´al? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him?
And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.