Judges 21:1-7 ▼

1 Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah, saying, “None of us will give his daughter to Benjamin as a wife.”

2 The people came to Bethel and sat there until evening before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept severely.

3 They said, “Yahweh, the God of Israel, why has this happened in Israel, that there should be one tribe lacking in Israel today?”

4 On the next day, the people rose early and built an altar there, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.

5 The children of Israel said, “Who is there among all the tribes of Israel who didn’t come up in the assembly to Yahweh?” For they had made a great oath concerning him who didn’t come up to Yahweh to Mizpah, saying, “He shall surely be put to death.”

6 The children of Israel grieved for Benjamin their brother, and said, “There is one tribe cut off from Israel today.

7 How shall we provide wives for those who remain, since we have sworn by Yahweh that we will not give them of our daughters to wives?”