Judges 21:1-3

Lexham English Bible

A Decision Is Made About the Tribe of Benjamin

21 The men of Israel had sworn at Mizpah, saying, “None of us will give his daughter to Benjamin as a wife.” ² And the people of Bethel came and sat there until evening before God, and they lifted their voices and wept bitterly.^{[a] 3} And they said, “Why, Yahweh, God of Israel, has it happened today in Israel that one tribe is lacking from Israel?”