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21 That first day the warriors of Benjamin came out of Gibeah and won a great victory, striking down 22,000 warriors of Israel.

23 The people of Israel presented themselves before the Eternal and wept until evening came. They laid before Him the question:

Israelites: Should we go back into battle tomorrow against our kin, the Benjaminites?

Eternal One: Yes. Go back into battle.

22 The warriors of Israel took courage and drew up their battle lines where they had been at the beginning of the fight on the first day.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 20:22 Verses 22 and 23 have been transposed to help clarify the sequence of events.

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