The terrible events at Gibeah (Judges 19–21) set a pattern of sin for the people of the northern kingdom of Israel (see Hosea 9:9). God punished them by allowing a major defeat in war, similar to the time of the judges (see Judges 2:10–15).
The terrible events at Gibeah (Judges 19–21) set a pattern of sin for the people of the northern kingdom of Israel (see Hosea 9:9). God punished them by allowing a major defeat in war, similar to the time of the judges (see Judges 2:10–15).