Judges 21:5-7

International Children’s Bible

⁵ Then the Israelites asked, “Did any tribe of Israel not come here to meet with us before the Lord?” They asked this question because they had made a great promise. They had promised that anyone who did not meet with them at Mizpah would be killed.

⁶ The Israelites felt sorry for their relatives, the Benjaminites. They said, “Today one tribe has been separated from Israel. ⁷ We made a promise before the Lord. We will not allow our daughters to marry a Benjaminite. How can we make sure that the men of Benjamin will have wives?”