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- "They have deeplyª° corruptedª° [themselves], as in the daysª of Gibeah:ª [therefore] he will rememberª° their iniquity,ª he will visitª° their sins.ª" {Hsa 9:9} + "[Now] as they¹ were making their hearts² merry,ª°¹¹ behold,¹ the men²¹ of the city,ª certain²¹ sonsª of Belial,ª beset²° the house² round about,ª°¹¹ [and] beatª° at¹ the door,ª and spakeª° to¹ the masterª of the house,ª the old² man,²¹ saying,ª° Bring forthª°¹ the manª that¹ cameª° into¹ thine house,ª that we may knowª° him. ... And it was¹ so,²° that all¹ that sawª° it said,ª° There was no¹ such¹ deed² done¹ nor¹ seenª° from the dayª¹ that the childrenª of Israelª came upª° out of the landª¹ of Egyptª unto¹ this¹ day:ª considerª° of¹ it, take advice,ª° and speakª° [your minds]." {Jdg 19:22-30} + "And the menª of Gibeahª roseª° against¹ me, and beset²° the house² round aboutª°¹¹ upon¹ me by night,ª [and] thoughtª° to have slainª° me: and my concubineª have they forced,ª° that she is dead.ª°" {Jdg 20:5} + "Now¹ therefore deliverª° [us]¹ the men,²¹ the childrenª of Belial,ª which¹ [are] in Gibeah,ª that we may put them to death,ª° and put awayª° evilª from Israel.ª¹ But the childrenª of Benjaminª wouldª° not¹ hearkenª° to the voiceª of their brethrenª the childrenª of Israel:ª ... But the childrenª of Benjaminª gathered themselves togetherª° out of¹ the citiesª unto Gibeah,ª to go outª° to battleª against¹ the childrenª of Israel.ª" {Jdg 20:13-14}
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