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Judges 20:18

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And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the Lord said, Judah shall go up first.

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  1. Judges 20:16

    Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at an hair breadth, and not miss.

  2. Judges 20:17

    And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war.

  3. Judges 20:19

    And the children of Israel rose up in the morning, and encamped against Gibeah.

  4. Judges 20:20

    And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men of Israel put themselves in array to fight against them at Gibeah.

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