16 who were seven hundred very strong men, fighting with the left hand as well as with the right hand, and casting stones from a sling so accurately that they were able to strike even a hair, and the path of the stone would by no means miss to either side.
17 Then too, among the men of Israel apart from the sons of Benjamin, there were found four hundred thousand who drew the sword and who were prepared for battle.
18 And they rose up and went to the house of God, that is, to Shiloh. And they consulted God, and they said, 'Who shall be, in our army, the first to contend against the sons of Benjamin?' And the Lord responded to them, 'Let Judah be your leader.'
19 And immediately the sons of Israel, rising up in the morning, made camp near Gibeah.
20 And setting out from there to fight against Benjamin, they began to assault the city.
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