Judges 20:1-7

New International Version

The Israelites Punish the Benjamites

20 Then all Israel^(A) from Dan to Beersheba^(B) and from the land of Gilead came together as one^(C) and assembled^(D) before the Lord in Mizpah.^{(E) 2} The leaders of all the people of the tribes of Israel took their places in the assembly of God’s people, four hundred thousand men^(F) armed with swords. ³ (The Benjamites heard that the Israelites had gone up to Mizpah.) Then the Israelites said, “Tell us how this awful thing happened.”

⁴ So the Levite, the husband of the murdered woman, said, “I and my concubine came to Gibeah^(G) in Benjamin to spend the night.^{(H) 5} During the night the men of Gibeah came after me and surrounded the house, intending to kill me.^(I) They raped my concubine, and she died.^{(J) 6} I took my concubine, cut her into pieces and sent one piece to each region of Israel’s inheritance,^(K) because they committed this lewd and outrageous act^(L) in Israel. ⁷ Now, all you Israelites, speak up and tell me what you have decided to do.^(M)”