JUDGES 20:13 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“Now therefore deliver us the men, the children of Belial, which are in Gibeah, that we may put them to death, and put away evil from Israel. But the children of Benjamin would not hearken to the voice of their brethren the children of Israel:”
Benjamin's refusal to surrender the perpetrators represents their tribal loyalty overriding justice and covenant obligation, revealing how kinship bonds can corrupt moral judgment. Their defiance essentially declares independence from the broader covenant community's standards, making them adversaries to the unified tribes' pursuit of justice. This rejection initiates the tragic escalation, illustrating how pride and misplaced loyalty transform a demand for accountability into an existential conflict.
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