Judges 21:7

Modern English Version

What can we do to find wives for those who are left? For we swore by the Lord not to give them our daughters as wives.”

Cross References

Judges 21:1

In Mizpah the men of Israel had taken an oath: “No one among us will give his daughter to a Benjamite as his wife.”

Judges 21:18

Yet we cannot give them our daughters for wives, for the Israelites swore, ‘Cursed be anyone who gives a wife to Benjamin.’ ”

Judges 21:22

When their fathers or their brothers come to us to complain, we will say to them, ‘Be favorable to them for our sakes, because we did not take for each man a wife in the battle, for you have not given women to them at the time, thereby making yourselves guilty.’ ”

Judges 21:6

The Israelites lamented for Benjamin their brother, and said, “One tribe is cut off from Israel today.

Judges 21:8

And they said, “Is there anyone from among the tribes of Israel who did not go up to the Lord at Mizpah?” And behold, no one had come to the camp, from Jabesh-gilead to the assembly.

1 Samuel 14:45

The people said to Saul, “Will Jonathan die, who has worked this great salvation in Israel? God forbid. As the Lord lives, there will not one hair of his head fall to the ground. For he has worked with God this day.” So the people rescued Jonathan, and he did not die.