Judges 20:42-44

New International Reader's Version

⁴² So they ran away from the men of Israel. They ran toward the desert. But they couldn’t escape the battle. Other Israelites came out of the towns. There they struck down the men of Benjamin. ⁴³ Here’s how it happened. The Israelites had surrounded them. They had chased them and easily caught up with them east of Gibeah. ⁴⁴ So 18,000 men of Benjamin fell in battle. All of them were brave fighters.