Judges 20:2-4
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
2 The leaders of all the people, all the staff-bearers of Israel,[a] presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God—four hundred thousand foot soldiers who carried swords. 3 Meanwhile, the Benjaminites heard that the Israelites had gone up to Mizpah. The Israelites asked, “How did this evil thing happen?” 4 and the Levite, the husband of the murdered woman, testified: “It was at Gibeah of Benjamin, which my concubine and I had entered for the night.(A)
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- 20:2 The staff-bearers of Israel: the tribal leaders.
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