Judges 20:33
And all the men of Israel rose up out of their place, and put themselves in array at Baal-tamar: and the liers in wait of Israel came forth out of their places, even out of the meadows of Gibeah. And all the men of Israel rose up out of their place, and put themselves in array at Baal-tamar: and the liers in wait of Israel came forth out of their places, even out of the meadows of Gibeah.
The verse belongs to the closing chapters of Judges, to be read together with chapters 19 and 21 to finish the book. The book's main story ends with chapter 16, and these events come from the early part of the history of the judges. In that setting the verse describes Israel's war against the wicked Benjamites over the crime at Gibeah, the disgraceful murder of the Levite's concubine there and Benjamin's identification with the offenders, a fighting that nearly wiped out the tribe of Benjamin. More specifically, it belongs to Israel's renewed attack a third time under different circumstances after two defeats, leading to eventual victory over Benjamin.
Gibeah of Benjamin, which means high, lies within an hour's walk from Jerusalem and a little more than a mile from Nob, 2,690 feet above the sea and about 200 feet higher than Jerusalem, commanding a fine view even beyond the Dead Sea far into the mountains of Moab. Those closing chapters describe deeply troubled conditions and the low, backslidden state into which Israel had fallen before the call of Samuel the prophet, including unsatisfactory leadership and oppression by heathen peoples. The two humiliating defeats followed by victory show that God may allow his people to suffer apparent defeat for a time so they will give up self-confidence and look to him for victory, and that sincere turning to God can change present distress into joy and lead to success. The book thus records Israel's fearful backsliding together with God's great mercy and goodness, standing in mighty contrast to the goodness and mercy of God shown in the miracles and teaching of Jesus in Luke.