And the children H1121 of Benjamin H1144 were numbered H6485 at that time out of the cities H5892 twenty H6242 and six H8337 thousand H505 men H376 that drew H8025 sword, H2719 beside H905 the inhabitants H3427 of Gibeah, H1390 which were numbered H6485 seven H7651 hundred H3967 chosen H970 men. H376

And the men H376 of Israel, H3478 beside H905 Benjamin, H1144 were numbered H6485 four H702 hundred H3967 thousand H505 men H376 that drew sword: H2719 all H3605 these H2088 were men H376 of war. H4421

And David H1732 was greatly H3966 distressed; H3334 for the people H5971 spoke H559 of stoning H5619 him, because H3588 the soul H5315 of all H3605 the people H5971 was grieved, H4784 every man H376 for his sons H1121 and for his daughters: H1323 but David H1732 encouraged H2388 himself in the LORD H3068 his God. H430

Then David H1732 said H559 to the messenger, H4397 Thus H3541 shall you say H559 to Joab, H3097 Let not this H2088 thing H1697 displease H7489 H5869 you, for the sword H2719 devours H398 one H2088 as well H2090 as another: H2090 make your battle H4421 more strong H2388 against H413 the city, H5892 and overthrow H2040 it: and encourage H2388 you him.

They encourage H2388 themselves in an evil H7451 matter: H1697 they commune H5608 of laying H2934 snares H4170 privately; H2934 they say, H559 Who H4310 shall see H7200 them?