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Judges 21:15 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Judges 21:15 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Judges chapter 21 verse 15 to related passages throughout the Bible.
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“And the people repented them for Benjamin, because that the LORD had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.”
Judges 21:15 (KJV)
Historical Context for Judges 21:15
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Commentary on Judges 21:15
And the people repented them for Benjamin, because that the LORD had made a breach in the tribes of Israel. This verse attributes Benjamin's near-extinction to "the LORD"—recognizing divine sovereignty even in tragic events resulting from human sin. The word "breach" (perets, פֶּרֶץ) means a break, gap, or rupture, often used for breached walls (Nehemiah 6:1) or broken covenant relationships. Israel recognized that one of the twelve tribes' near-destruction created a rupture in the covenant community structure God had established through Jacob's twelve sons. Their "repentance" (nicham, נִחָם, ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Judges 21:15
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“and said”
“There must be an inheritance for those who are escaped of Benjamin”
“Yahweh our God made a breach on us”
“The restorer of paths to dwell in.”
“because Yahweh had broken forth on Uzza; and he called that place Perez Uzza”
“swelling out in a high wall”