Holy Scripture
Judges 20:18
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“And when at first the people of Israel were defeated, yet unmoved by fear at the reverses of the war, they disregarded the sorrow the avenging of chastity cost them. They rushed into the battle ready to wash out with their own blood the stains of the crime that had been committed.”
Source: Septuagint
Original
18And they arose and went up to Bethel, and inquired of God: and the children of Israel said, Who shall go up for us first to fight with the children of Benjamin? And the Lord said, Judah shall go up first as leader.
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16all these could sling with stones at a hair, and not miss.
17And the men of Israel, exclusive of Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword; all these were men of war.
— Judges 20:18 —
19And the children of Israel rose up in the morning, and encamped against Gibeah.
20And they went out, all the men of Israel, to fight with Benjamin, and engaged with them at Gibeah.