And the LORD smote Benjamin before Israel: and the children of Israel destroyed of the Benjamites that day twenty and five thousand and an hundred men: all these drew the sword.
The LORD gave Israel victory over Benjamin. That day the Israelites killed 25,100 Benjamite warriors, all of them skilled swordsmen.
God gave Israel a decisive victory over the tribe of Benjamin, resulting in the death of over 25,000 Benjamite soldiers.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Judges, during a time of moral chaos in ancient Israel, a brutal crime occurred in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin, where a Levite's concubine was raped and murdered, sparking outrage among the other tribes. The Israelites demanded that Benjamin hand over the guilty parties for justice, but Benjamin chose to defend them, leading to a full-scale civil war. With God's explicit guidance sought through the priesthood, the other tribes launched an attack that resulted in a devastating defeat for Benjamin, as detailed in this verse.
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