¹⁴ And the descendants^[a] of Benjamin were gathered from the cities to Gibeah to go out for battle against the Israelites.^{[b] 15} From the cities the descendants^[c] of Benjamin were counted on that day twenty-six thousand sword-wielding men,^[d] besides the inhabitants of Gibeah, who were counted seven hundred well-trained^[e] men. ¹⁶ From all these troops were seven hundred well-trained^[f] men who were left-handed;^[g] each one could sling with a stone at a hair and not miss.