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21 The leaders of Israel had vowed at Mizpah never to let their daughters marry a man from the tribe of Benjamin. And now the Israeli leaders met at Bethel and sat before God until evening, weeping bitterly.

“O Lord God of Israel,” they cried out, “why has this happened, that now one of our tribes is missing?”

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Wives for the Benjamites

21 The men of Israel had taken an oath(A) at Mizpah:(B) “Not one of us will give(C) his daughter in marriage to a Benjamite.”

The people went to Bethel,[a] where they sat before God until evening, raising their voices and weeping bitterly. Lord, God of Israel,” they cried, “why has this happened to Israel? Why should one tribe be missing(D) from Israel today?”

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 21:2 Or to the house of God