16Among all these were 700 chosen men who were left-handed; every one could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.
The irony cannot really be seen in the English, but it is certainly visible in the Hebrew. The name Benjamin means son of the right hand. Yet this tribe ironically produced so many left-handers!
16 Among all these were 700 chosen men who were left-handed; every one could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.