Out of allthesepeople700choicemenwere left-handed;eachonecould slinga stoneat a hairand not miss.
They were equippedwith bows,using both the righthandand the left[to sling] stonesand [to shoot] arrowsfrom the bow;[they were] Saul'skinsmenfrom Benjamin.
Moreover, Uzziahpreparedfor allthe armyshields,spears,helmets,bodyarmor,bowsand slingstones.
Then the menof IsraelbesidesBenjaminwere numbered,400000menwho drawthe sword;allthesewere menof war.
But when the sonsof Israelcriedto the LORD,the LORDraisedup a delivererfor them, Ehudthe sonof Gera,the Benjamite,a left-handedman.And the sonsof Israelsenttributeby him to Eglonthe kingof Moab.
He tookhis stickin his handand chosefor himself fivesmoothstonesfrom the brook,and putthem in the shepherd'sbagwhichhe had, even in [his] pouch,and his slingwas in his hand;and he approachedthe Philistine.
"Should anyoneriseup to pursueyou and to seekyour life,then the lifeof my lordshall be boundin the bundleof the livingwith the LORDyour God;but the livesof your enemiesHe will slingout as from the hollowof a sling.
