Judges 21:1-3

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

21 Now the men of Israel had sworn at Mizpah, None of us shall give his daughter in marriage to Benjamin.

² And the Israelites came to the house of God [Bethel] and sat there until evening before God and lifted up their voices and wept bitterly.^(A)

³ And they said, O Lord, the God of Israel, why has this come to pass in Israel, that there should be today one tribe lacking in Israel?