Judges 21:23-25

Contemporary English Version

²³ The men of Benjamin went to Shiloh and hid in the vineyards. The young women soon started dancing, and each man grabbed one of them and carried her off. Then the men of Benjamin went back to their own land and rebuilt their towns and started living in them again.

²⁴ Afterwards, the rest of the Israelites returned to their homes and families.

Israel Was Not Ruled by a King

^25 (A) In those days Israel wasn't ruled by a king, and everyone did what they thought was right.