Judges 21
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 21 of 21
Chapter Summary
The people bewail the desolation of Benjamin. 8 By the destruction of Jabesh-gilead they provide them four hundred wives. 16 They surprise the virgins that danced at Shiloh.
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People & Context
The men of Israel swear an oath in Mizpeh that no one will give his daughter to a Benjamite for a wife.
The people gather at Bethel, weep bitterly over the potential extinction of the tribe of Benjamin, and build an altar for sacrifices.
Israel realizes Jabesh-gilead did not send anyone to the assembly at Mizpeh. Under a prior oath, anyone absent must be put to death.
Timeline
The men of Israel swear an oath in Mizpeh that no one will give his daughter to a Benjamite for a wife.
Judges 21:1The people gather at Bethel, weep bitterly over the potential extinction of the tribe of Benjamin, and build an altar for sacrifices.
Judges 21:2-4Israel realizes Jabesh-gilead did not send anyone to the assembly at Mizpeh. Under a prior oath, anyone absent must be put to death.
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