Judges 20:1-3
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Chapter 20
Assembly of Israelites. 1 So all the Israelites came out as one, from Dan to Beer-sheba[a](A) including the land of Gilead, and the assembly gathered to the Lord at Mizpah. 2 The leaders of all the people, all the staff-bearers of Israel,[b] presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God—four hundred thousand foot soldiers who carried swords. 3 Meanwhile, the Benjaminites heard that the Israelites had gone up to Mizpah. The Israelites asked, “How did this evil thing happen?”
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