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Judges 21:1 Cross-References
Explore 16 cross-references for Judges 21:1 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Judges chapter 21 verse 1 to related passages throughout the Bible.
Wives for the Benjamites
“Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife.”
Judges 21:1 (KJV)
Commentary on Judges 21:1
Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife. The Hebrew verb nishba (נִשְׁבַּע, "had sworn") indicates a solemn oath taken before God during the assembly at Mizpeh (20:1). This rash vow created an impossible dilemma: Israel had reduced Benjamin to 600 men who needed wives to survive, yet they had bound themselves by oath not to provide daughters. The oath formula reflects the binding nature of vows in ancient Israel—once spoken in God's name, they could not be broken without severe consequences (Numbers 30:2, Deuteronomy ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Judges 21:1
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“and the congregation was assembled as one man”
“Whatever you shall ask of me, I will give you, up to half of my kingdom.”
“some of the Jews banded together”
“saying”
“and don't let your heart be hasty to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven”
“for the children of Israel had sworn”
“saying”
“seeing we have sworn by Yahweh that we will not give them of our daughters to wives?”
“and said”
“but not according to knowledge.”