So the assembly sent twelve thousand valorous men there and commanded them, “Go and strike down the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead with the edge of the sword, including women and children.
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.
Curse Meroz, said the angel of the Lord, curse its inhabitants, for they did not come to the aid of the Lord, to the aid of the Lord against the mighty warriors.