Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at an hair breadth, and not miss.
Among all these people were seven hundred specially chosen left-handed men. Each one could use a sling to hit a target as small as a hair's width and never miss.
This verse describes how the tribe of Benjamin had seven hundred elite left-handed warriors who were incredibly skilled with slingshots, able to hit tiny targets with perfect accuracy.
📚 Historical Context
In the Book of Judges, the Israelites were in a period of tribal conflicts and leadership by judges after settling in the Promised Land following Joshua's conquest. The specific context here involves a civil war where the other tribes of Israel mobilized against the tribe of Benjamin due to a severe moral outrage in the city of Gibeah. These seven hundred left-handed men were elite warriors from Benjamin, renowned for their exceptional accuracy with slings in battle.
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