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Judges 21:3 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Judges 21:3 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Judges chapter 21 verse 3 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And said, O LORD God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to day one tribe lacking in Israel?”
Judges 21:3 (KJV)
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Commentary on Judges 21:3
And said, O LORD God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to day one tribe lacking in Israel? The question "why is this come to pass" (lamah haytah zot, לָמָּה הָיְתָה זֹּאת) reveals Israel's confusion at finding themselves responsible for nearly exterminating a brother tribe. The phrase "one tribe lacking" (shevet echad, שֵׁבֶט אֶחָד) emphasizes the threat to Israel's tribal structure—God had promised Jacob twelve sons would become twelve tribes, yet now Benjamin faced extinction with only 600 surviving men.The tragic irony is palpable: Israel asks God why this ...
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Cross-References for Judges 21:3
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“Why has Yahweh done thus to this land? what means the heat of this great anger?”
“Alas”
“why do you make us to err from your ways”
“why have you rejected us forever? Why does your anger smolder against the sheep of your pasture?”
“so that all those who pass by the way pluck it?”
“The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.”
“Yahweh”