8. Then all the people arose as one man, saying, "Not one of us will go to his tent, nor will any of us return to his house.
9. But now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah; we will go up against it by lot.
10. And we will take 10 men out of 100 throughout the tribes of Israel, and 100 out of 1,000, and 1,000 out of 10,000 to supply food for the people, that when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, they may punish them for all the disgraceful acts that they have committed in Israel."
11. Thus all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, united as one man.
12. Then the tribes of Israel sent men through the entire tribe of Benjamin, saying, "What is this wickedness that has taken place among you?
13. Now then, deliver up the men, the worthless fellows in Gibeah, that we may put them to death and remove this wickedness from Israel." But the sons of Benjamin would not listen to the voice of their brothers, the sons of Israel.
14. The sons of Benjamin gathered from the cities to Gibeah, to go out to battle against the sons of Israel.
15. From the cities on that day the sons of Benjamin were numbered, 26,000 men who draw the sword, besides the inhabitants of Gibeah who were numbered, 700 choice men.
16. Out of all these people 700 choice men were left-handed; each one could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.
17. Then the men of Israel besides Benjamin were numbered, 400,000 men who draw the sword; all these were men of war.