Judges 21:1

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

Now the Israelites had sworn at Mizpah, “No one of us shall give his daughter in marriage to Benjamin.”

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 5:2

Never be rash with your mouth nor let your heart be quick to utter a word before God, for God is in heaven and you upon earth; therefore let your words be few.

Jeremiah 4:2

and if you swear, “As the Lord lives!” in truth, in justice, and in uprightness, then nations shall be blessed by you, and by you they shall boast.

Jeremiah 40:6

Then Jeremiah went to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah and stayed with him among the people who were left in the land.

Mark 6:23

And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask me, I will give you, even half of my kingdom.”

Acts 23:12

In the morning the Jews joined in a conspiracy and bound themselves by an oath neither to eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.

Romans 10:2

For I can testify that they have a zeal for God, but it is not based on knowledge.

Judges 20:1

Then all the Israelites came out, from Dan to Beer-sheba, including the land of Gilead, and the congregation assembled in one body before the Lord at Mizpah.

Judges 20:10

We will take ten men of a hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred of a thousand, and a thousand of ten thousand, to bring provisions for the troops who will go to repay Gibeah of Benjamin for all the disgrace that they have done in Israel.”

Judges 20:48

Meanwhile, the Israelites turned back against the Benjaminites and put them to the sword—the city, the people, the animals, and all that remained. Also the remaining towns they set on fire.

Judges 20:8

All the people got up as one, saying, “We will not any of us go to our tents, nor will any of us return to our houses.

Judges 21:18

Yet we cannot give any of our daughters to them as wives.” For the Israelites had sworn, “Cursed be anyone who gives a wife to Benjamin.”

Judges 21:22

Then if their fathers or their brothers come to complain to us, we will say to them, ‘Be generous and allow us to have them, because we did not capture in battle a wife for each man. But neither did you incur guilt by giving your daughters to them.’ ”

Judges 21:5

Then the Israelites said, “Who out of all the tribes of Israel did not come up in the assembly to the Lord?” For a solemn oath had been taken concerning whoever did not come up to the Lord to Mizpah, saying, “That one shall be put to death.”

Judges 21:7

What shall we do for wives for those who are left, since we have sworn by the Lord that we will not give them any of our daughters as wives?”

1 Samuel 14:24

Now Saul committed a very rash act on that day. He had laid an oath on the troops, saying, “Cursed be anyone who eats food before it is evening and I have been avenged on my enemies.” So none of the troops tasted food.