Assembly of Israelites and War with Benjamin
Israel mobilizes 400,000 soldiers versus the Benjamites' 27,000 men.
The Benjamites fight well, though, winning the first 2 battles. The Isrealites ask the Lord if they are doing his will. In response, the Benjamite army is annihilated and their towns burned.
The Benjamites fight well, though, winning the first 2 battles. The Isrealites ask the Lord if they are doing his will. In response, the Benjamite army is annihilated and their towns burned.
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CIVIL WAR
Upon receiving the pieces of the concubine all soldiers of Israel assembled to avenge her death (400,000). This giant army went go Gibeah and asked that the ones who committed the crime be handed over.
Gibeah was populated by Benjaminites. Rather than hand over the criminals (since they all supported this behavior) they assembled their own army to defend themselves (26,000; 700 were "elite forces").
The first day was a victory for the Benjaminites; 22,000 Israelites killed. The Israelites "wept before the Lord" and prayed if they should continue. God told them to continue.
The second day 18,000 Israelites were killed. That evening they wept again, fasted, and presented burnt offering. They also prayed before the Ark of the Covenant if they should continue or not. God told them that "tomorrow I will give them into your hands".
The third day they ambushed Gibeah and drew their army away from the city which allowed 10,000 soldiers to infiltrate the city and destroy it. When they had killed everyone in the city they burned it. When the outlying army saw the smoke they turned on the Benjaminite army and destroyed them (as they realized they had no where to retreat to).
The Isrealite army then destroyed all the other cities of Benjamin.
Justice was served.
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