Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at an hair breadth, and not miss.
Left-handed; every one could sling. The sling was one of the earliest weapons used in war. The Hebrew sling was probably similar to that of the Egyptian, consisting of a leather thong, broad in the middle, with a loop at one end, by which it was firmly held with the hand; the. other end terminated in a lash, which was let slip, when the stone was thrown. Those skilled in the use of it, as the Benjamites were, could hit the mark with unerring certainty. A good sling could carry its full force to the distance of 200 yards.