Holy Scripture
Judges 20:21
A church father on this verse
“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
21And the sons of Benjamin went forth from Gibeah, and they destroyed in Israel on that day two and twenty thousand men down to the ground.
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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.
— Judges 20:21 —
22And the men of Israel strengthened themselves, and again engaged in battle in the place where they had engaged on the first day.
23And the children of Israel went up, and wept before the Lord till evening, and inquired of the Lord, saying, Shall we again draw nigh to battle with our brethren the children of Benjamin? and the Lord said, Go up against them.