Judges 20:36 meaning and explanation

Then the Benjamites realized they had been defeated. Now the men of Israel had retreated before Benjamin because they were relying on the ambush they had set against Gibeah.

Judges 20:36, Berean Standard Bible

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Judges 20 continues the civil war that followed the atrocity at Gibeah, where a Levite's concubine was abused to death. Israel demanded justice, Benjamin refused to surrender the guilty, and battle followed.

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