[Formerly] they chose new gods; then war was in the gates. Was there a shield or spear seen among 40,000 in Israel?

Go, cry to the gods you have chosen; let them deliver you in your time of distress.

And the Benjamites mustered out of their cities at that time 26,000 men who drew the sword, besides the inhabitants of Gibeah, who mustered 700 chosen men.

Among all these were 700 chosen left-handed men; every one could sling stones at a hair and not miss.

And there came against Gibeah 10,000 chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was hard; but the Benjamites did not know disaster was close upon them.