²⁷ Your leaders are like wolves who tear apart their victims. They actually destroy people’s lives for money!

²⁵ but the men of Benjamin killed another 18,000 Israelites, all of whom were experienced with the sword.

²¹ But Benjamin’s warriors, who were defending the town, came out and killed 22,000 Israelites on the battlefield that day.

²¹ Benjamin’s sons were Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.

¹⁸ Rachel was about to die, but with her last breath she named the baby Ben-oni (which means “son of my sorrow”). The baby’s father, however, called him Benjamin (which means “son of my right hand”).

⁵ I was circumcised when I was eight days old. I am a pure-blooded citizen of Israel and a member of the tribe of Benjamin—a real Hebrew if there ever was one! I was a member of the Pharisees, who demand the strictest obedience to the Jewish law.

²⁹ I know that false teachers, like vicious wolves, will come in among you after I leave, not sparing the flock.

Saul’s Conversion

9 Meanwhile, Saul was uttering threats with every breath and was eager to kill the Lord’s followers.^[a] So he went to the high priest.

³ But Saul was going everywhere to destroy the church. He went from house to house, dragging out both men and women to throw them into prison.