“And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round about upon me by night, and thought to have slain me: and my concubine have they forced, that she is dead.”
The Levite's account transforms violence into personal attack on him, with the woman's rape incidental. The phrase "rose against me" employs military language. Yet the Levite's claim they sought to kill him contradicts chapter 19's narrative, where they specifically wanted the male guest. This discrepancy suggests the Levite reshapes events to maximize outrage and justify full military response.
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