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It was very late when they came near Jebush. So the servant said to his master, "Let us not go any farther but go into the city of the Jebusites and spend the night there." (Judges 19, 11)
His master answered him, "Let us not go to a foreign city where there are no Israelites; we will go to Gibeah." And he added to his servant, (Judges 19, 12)
Looking to one side, the old man noticed the visitor in the city square and said to him, "Where do you come from and where are you going?" (Judges 19, 17)
As they were relaxing, the wicked men of the city went round the house, pounded on the door and said to the old man who owned the house, "Bring out the man you have welcomed into your house so we may amuse ourselves with him." (Judges 19, 22)
So all the men of Israel united as one man against the city. (Judges 20, 11)
The sons of Benjamin went out against them, but the Israelites cut off the way that led back to the city. The Benjaminites began as before to attack the men of Israel, killing about thirty men on the roads going up to Bethel and to Gibeah. (Judges 20, 31)
So the Benjaminites thought: "We have defeated them again as before." But the Israelites said to themselves: "Let us flee to draw them away from the city and cut off the roads." (Judges 20, 32)
The men in ambush rushed out and quickly deployed themselves. They attacked Gibeah and put the whole city to the sword. (Judges 20, 37)
The men of Israel had planned with those in ambush that smoke would rise from the city as a signal. At this, the Israelites would then return and fight. (Judges 20, 38)
The smoke signal was already rising from the city. When the Benjaminites looked behind, they saw that the whole city was on fire, with flames rising up to heaven. (Judges 20, 40)
They retreated before the men of Israel and fled in the direction leading to the desert. But the Israelites who came out of the city overtook them and destroyed them. (Judges 20, 42)
Boaz picked out ten from the city elders and asked them to sit with them, which they did. (Ruth 4, 2)
