Judges 20:3 meaning and explanation

(Meanwhile the Benjamites heard that the Israelites had gone up to Mizpah.) And the Israelites asked, “Tell us, how did this wicked thing happen?”

Judges 20:3, Berean Standard Bible

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The narrator notes that the Benjamites heard of the assembly at Mizpah, so they knew what was coming and chose to defend Gibeah rather than hand over the guilty. The question is put to the Levite, whose account follows.

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