The Bible Story - Volume V - Chapter 76 - Basil Wolverton - 1966

Basil Wolverton

"YOUR PEOPLE ARE MY PEOPLE", THE ARMY of the eleven tribes of Israel had divided into three parts. After setting the Benjamite city of Gibeah on fire, they managed to bottle up the people who had escaped from the city — plus the whole Benjamite fighting force. (Judges 20:29-41.) Unrestrained Slaughter. In the furious battle that followed, about eighteen thousand soldiers of the tribe of Benjamin died. With so many troops involved in such close action, a few thousand Benjamite men managed to escape. Most of these took to the roads leading northeast, hoping to reach a certain mountain hideout. A part of Israel's massive army hadn't yet been very active that day. These soldiers set off in pursuit of the weary Benjamites, easily overtaking them. About five thousand of the fleeing men were killed in their race for freedom. Another two thousand or so were overtaken and slain in another engagement a few miles farther on. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library