And Abner also spoke in the ears of Benjamin: and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and seemed good to the whole house of Benjamin.
And of the children of Benjamin, the kindred of Saul, three thousand: for until that time the greatest part of them had kept watch for the house of Saul.
The princes of the people are gathered together, even the people of the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth belong to God: he is greatly exalted.
The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not trouble Ephraim.
Hear this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and have come forth out of the waters of Judah, who swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness.
And the LORD struck down Benjamin before Israel: and the children of Israel destroyed of the Benjamites that day twenty five thousand one hundred men: all these drew the sword.
And Saul answered and said, Am I not a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? why then do you speak so to me?