them Dan, after the name of Dan their father, which was born of Israel. And the name of the city in old time was Laish.

And the children of Dan set up for themselves the image. And Jonathan the son of Gershon the son of Manasseh, and his sons, were nesters among the tribe of Dan until the time that they were carried away captive out of the land.

And they set among them the image of Micah, which he had made, as long as the house of God was in Shiloh.
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Chapter 19
Those at Gibeah are committing a shameful and most criminal act.

In those days there was no king in Israel. And a Levite man was a stranger by the side of mount Ephraim, and had taken him a concubine to wife of Bethlehemjudah.

And when she had walked beside him, she ran from him to her father’s house to Bethlehemjudah, and was there four months.

And her husband arose, and went after her, and spake kindly unto her, and brought her again unto him: and he had a lad and a pair of asses with him. And she led him into her father’s house. And when the damsel’s father saw him, he was glad, and received him.

And his brother in law, the damsel’s father, kept him, that he abode with him three days; eating and drinking, and lodging there by night.

And the fourth day they rose up early in the morning, and he arose, and would have gone. And the damsel’s father said unto his son in law, Give thy heart first with a morsel of bread, and then ye shall go.

And they sat down, and did eat together, and drank. And the damsel’s father said unto the man, Stay thou the night, and let thy heart be merry.

And when the man arose, and was about to depart, his brother’s servant constrained him to tarry there overnight.

And in the morning of the fifth day he rose up early, and would go. Then said the damsel’s father, Feed thine heart, and let us tarry till the day be done. So the two of them ate together.

And the man arose, and would have gone with his concubine, and with his lad. But his brother’s father, the damsel’s father, said unto him, Behold, the day is gone, and it will be evening; tarry thou tonight. Behold, here is a lodging place this day: tarry thou here for the night, and let thine heart be merry: and in the morning rise early, and go thy way unto thy tabernacle.

But the man would not tarry overnight, but rose up, and departed, and came unto Jebus, that is, Jerusalem, with his pair of asses loaded, and his concubine with him.

And when they were come to Jebus, the day was almost gone. And the lad said unto his lord, Sweet lord, show us, and let us enter into this city of the Jebusites, and tarry in there overnight.

And his master said unto him, We will not go into the city of strangers, which are not of the children of Israel, but we will go over to Gibeah.

And he said unto his lad: Go away, that we may come to a place, and tarry in Gibeah, or in Ramah, for the night.

And they departed, and walked, and the sun went down hard upon them at Gibeah, which is under Benjamin.

And they entered in there, that they might come in, and tarry in Gibeah for the night. And when he was come in, he sat down in the street of the city: for there was none to lodge them in the house that night.

And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field in the evening; and he also was of mount Ephraim, and a stranger in Gibeah: but the men of the place were the sons of Jemini.

And when he lifted up his eyes, and saw the stranger in the street, he said unto him, Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou?

And he said unto him, We are journeying from Bethlehemjudah, until we come to the side of mount Ephraim, whence I am; and I went to Bethlehemjudah, and am now going to the house of the LORD; and no man will lodge with me.

We have straw and provender for our asses, and bread and wine for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the lad that is with thy servant; that we lack nothing: 20. And the old man said, Peace be unto thee. All that thou lackest thou shalt find with me; only stay not in the street overnight.

And brought him into his house, and fed the asses; and they washed their feet, and did eat and drink.

And when their heart was in good cheer, behold, the wicked men of the city came and compassed the house, and knocked at the door, and said unto the old man the landlord, Bring forth the man that is come into thine house, that we may know him.

But the man, the landlord, went out unto them, and said unto them: Do not, my brethren, do evil after this man is come into my house; do not do such folly!

Behold, I have a daughter yet a virgin, and this a concubine: them will I bring forth unto you, and ye shall put to shame, and do unto them as ye please: but in this man do not such folly.

But the people would not hearken unto him. Then the man took hold of his concubine, and brought her forth unto them. And they knew her, and toiled all night until the morning: and when the dawn was come, they let her go.

And the woman came hard before morning, and fell down at the door of the man’s house, where her lord was within, and lay there until it was light.

And when their lord arose in the morning, and opened the door of the house, and went out to go his way, behold, his concubine was at the gate of the house, and her hands were upon the threshold.

And he said unto her, Arise, and let us go. But she answered not. Then he took her upon his ass, and arose, and went to his place.

And when he was come home, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and cut her in twain, bone and all, and sent her into all the coasts of Israel.

And he that saw it said, This thing hath not been done, nor seen, since the children of Israel came out of the land of Egypt unto this day. Now therefore consider these things, and give counsel, and declare them.
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Chapter 20
The tribe of Benjamin is almost completely wiped out.

And the children of Israel went out, and gathered themselves together as one man from Dan unto Beer-sheba, and from the land of Gilead, unto the LORD to Mizpeh.

And the rulers of all the people of all the tribes of Israel stood by in the congregation of God, four hundred thousand men of foot, unsheathing the sword.

And the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Mizpah. And the children of Israel said, Tell me, how is this evil done?

And the Levite, the husband of the woman that was slain, answered and said: I came to Gibeah of Benjamin with my cherub, to dwell there overnight.

And the citizens of Gibeah arose against me, and compassed me about in the house by night, and sought to slay me; and they defiled my concubine, and she died.

And I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her into all the fields of the inheritance of Israel: for they have done wickedness and folly in Israel.

Behold, all ye children of Israel; take counsel, and do it.

And all the people arose as one man, and said, Let no man enter into his tent, nor return into his house,

But this will we now do against Gibeah:

Let us draw lots, and take ten men of an hundred, and an hundred of a thousand, and a thousand of ten thousand, out of all the tribes of Israel, to take meat for the people, that they may come and do to Gibeah of Benjamin according to all their folly which they have done in Israel.

So all the men of Israel gathered themselves together unto the city as one man, and joined themselves together.

And the tribes of Israel sent men unto all the families of Benjamin, saying, What wickedness is this that is done among you?

Bring therefore the men, the wicked men of Gibeah, that we may kill them, and put away the evil from Israel. But the children of Benjamin would not hearken unto the voice of their brethren the children of Israel,

But they gathered themselves together out of the cities unto Gibeah, to go out to battle against the children of Israel.

And there were numbered that day of the children of Benjamin out of the cities twenty and six thousand men that drew sword, beside the men of Gibeah, of whom there were numbered seven hundred choice men.

And of all this people seven hundred men were chosen, which were left, and could hit a hair with the sling, that they missed not.

And of the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that wielded the sword, and all the valiant men.

And they arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked God, saying: Who shall go up before us to begin war with the children of Benjamin? And the LORD said, Judah shall begin.

So the children of Israel rose up in