The children of Israel rose up in the morning, and encamped against Gibeah.
"The sling, which was employed with a left-handed motion, must not be confused with the modern schoolboy’s catapult [slingshot]; it was a formidable weapon of war used in the Assyrian, Egyptian, and Babylonian armies as well as in Israel. David’s encounter with the Philistine, Goliath, is a telling example of the power and accuracy of this weapon (1 Samuel 17:49). It has been estimated that stones weighing up to one pound could be projected with uncanny accuracy at speeds up to 90 m.p.h.!" [Note: Cundall and Morris, p. 201.] 