(Now the sonsof Benjaminheardthat the sonsof Israelhad goneup to Mizpah.)And the sonsof Israelsaid,"Tell[us], howdid thiswickednesstakeplace?"
The prudentseesthe eviland hideshimself, But the naivegoon, and are punishedfor it.
"Make friendsquicklywith your opponentat lawwhileyou are with him on the way,sothat your opponentmay not handyou over to the judge,and the judgeto the officer,and you be throwninto prison.
you shall surelystrikethe inhabitantsof that citywith the edgeof the sword,utterlydestroyingit and allthat is in it and its cattlewith the edgeof the sword.
Then the tribesof Israelsentmenthrough the entiretribeof Benjamin,saying,"Whatis thiswickednessthat has takenplaceamong you?
The chiefsof allthe people,[even] of allthe tribesof Israel,tooktheir standin the assemblyof the peopleof God,400000footsoldierswho drewthe sword.
So the Levite,the husbandof the womanwho was murdered,answeredand said,"I camewith my concubineto spendthe nightat Gibeahwhichbelongs to Benjamin.
