The children of Benjamin were numbered on that day out of the cities twenty-six thousand men who drew the sword, besides the inhabitants of Gibeah, who were numbered seven hundred chosen men.
"Everyone could sling stones at a hair-breadth, and not miss"  (Judges 20:16).  The slings of ancient armies were deadly weapons, and it appears that the Benjamites were unusually skillful in their use.  It was with such a weapon that David slew Goliath of Gath.  Cundall tells us that, "It has been estimated that stones weighing up to one pound could be projected with uncanny accuracy at speeds up to 90 miles per hour."[12]