1 All the people of Israel from Dan to Beersheba and from Gilead came to Mizpah. The congregation stood united in the presence of the Lord.
2 The leaders of all Israel’s tribes took their places in the congregation of God’s people. There were 400,000 foot soldiers with swords.
3 The people of Benjamin heard that Israel had come to Mizpah.The people of Israel said, “Tell us how such an evil thing could happen.”
4 The Levite, the husband of the murdered woman, answered, “My concubine and I went to Gibeah in Benjamin to spend the night.
5 The citizens of Gibeah came to attack me. They surrounded the house ⌊where I was staying⌋ that night. They intended to kill me, but instead, they raped my concubine until she died.