Judges 21:1-3

Evangelical Heritage Version

Rebuilding the Tribe of Benjamin

21 Previously the men of Israel had taken an oath at Mizpah: “Not a man from among us will give his daughter to a Benjaminite as his wife.”

² The people came to Bethel and remained there before God until evening. They lifted up their voices and wept bitterly. ³ They said, “Why, Lord God of Israel, has this happened in Israel, that today one tribe has been removed from Israel?”