Judges 21:14

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

Benjamin returned at that time, and they gave them the women whom they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh-gilead, but they did not suffice for them.

Cross References

1 Corinthians 7:2

But because of cases of sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband.

Judges 20:47

But six hundred turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon and remained at the rock of Rimmon for four months.

Judges 21:12

And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead four hundred young virgins who had never slept with a man and brought them to the camp at Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.

Judges 21:13

Then the whole congregation sent word to the Benjaminites who were at the rock of Rimmon and proclaimed peace to them.

Judges 21:15

The people had compassion on Benjamin because the Lord had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.

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 21:8

Then they said, “Is there anyone from the tribes of Israel who did not come up to the Lord to Mizpah?” It turned out that no one from Jabesh-gilead had come to the camp, to the assembly.