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13 Now, hand over the good-for-nothings[a] in Gibeah so we can execute them and purge Israel of wickedness.”[b] But the Benjaminites refused to listen to their Israelite brothers. 14 The Benjaminites came from their cities and assembled at Gibeah[c] to make war against the Israelites. 15 That day the Benjaminites mustered from their cities 26,000 sword-wielding soldiers, besides 700 well-trained soldiers from Gibeah.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 20:13 tn Heb “the men, sons of wickedness.”
  2. Judges 20:13 tn Heb “and burn away wickedness from Israel.”
  3. Judges 20:14 tn Heb “assembled from the cities at Gibeah.”
  4. Judges 20:15 tn Heb “besides from the ones living in Gibeah they mustered 700 choice men.”