Judges 20:16 meaning and explanation

Among all these soldiers there were 700 select left-handers, each of whom could sling a stone at a hair without missing.

Judges 20:16, Berean Standard Bible

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This verse sits inside the Benjamites' troop count as Israel gathers to punish Gibeah for the outrage described earlier in the chapter. The 700 left-handed slingers are singled out as an elite unit, men whose skill with a sling was legendary in that tribal setting.

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