1Now the children of Israel had also sworn in Maspha, saying: None of us shall give of his daughters to the children of Benjamin to wife.

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Judges 20:1, Judges 20:1, Mark 6:23, Mark 6:23, Judges 21:18

2And they all came to the house of God in Silo, and sitting before him till the evening, lifted up their voices, and began to lament and weep, saying:

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Judges 20:26, Judges 20:26, Judges 20:18, Judges 20:18, 1 Samuel 30:4

3O Lord God of Israel, why is so great an evil come to pass in thy people, that this day one tribe should be taken away from among us?

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Psalms 80:12, Isaiah 63:17, Deuteronomy 29:24, Psalms 74:1, Proverbs 19:3

4And rising early the next day, they built an altar: and offered there holocausts, and victims of peace, and they said:

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2 Samuel 24:25, 2 Samuel 24:25, Hosea 5:15, 1 Kings 8:64, Psalms 78:34

5Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up with the army of the Lord? for they had bound themselves with a great oath, when they were in Maspha, that whosoever were wanting should be slain.

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Judges 5:23, Judges 5:23, Jeremiah 48:10, Judges 21:1, Leviticus 27:28

6And the children of Israel being moved with repentance for their brother Benjamin, began to say: One tribe is taken away from Israel.

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Judges 21:15, Judges 21:15, Judges 20:23, Hosea 11:8, Judges 11:35

7Whence shall they take wives? For we have all in general sworn, not to give our daughters to them.

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Judges 21:1, Judges 21:1, 1 Samuel 14:45, Judges 21:18, 1 Samuel 14:28

8Therefore they said: Who is there of all the tribes of Israel, that came not up to the Lord to Maspha? And, behold, the inhabitants of Jabes Galaad were found not to have been in that army.

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1 Samuel 31:11, 1 Samuel 31:13, 1 Samuel 31:11, 1 Samuel 31:13, 1 Samuel 11:1

9(At that time also when they were in Silo, no one of them was found there,)

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10So they sent ten thousand of the most valiant men, and commanded them, saying: Go and put the inhabitants of Jabes Galaad to the sword, with their wives and their children.

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1 Samuel 11:7, Judges 21:5, Judges 5:23, 1 Samuel 11:7, Judges 21:5

11And this is what you shall observe: Every male, and all women that have known men, you shall kill, but the virgins you shall save.

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Numbers 31:17, Numbers 31:18, Numbers 31:17, Numbers 31:18, Deuteronomy 2:34

12And there were found of Jabes Galaad four hundred virgins, that had not known the bed of a man, and they brought them to the camp in Silo, into the land of Chanaan.

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Joshua 18:1, Joshua 18:1, Jeremiah 7:12, Judges 20:23, Psalms 78:60

13And they sent messengers to the children of Benjamin, that were in the rock Remmon, and commanded them to receive them in peace.

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Judges 20:47, Deuteronomy 20:10, Judges 20:47, Deuteronomy 20:10, Isaiah 57:19

14And the children of Benjamin came at that time, and wives were given them of Jabes Galaad: but they found no others, whom they might give in like manner.

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Judges 21:12, 1 Corinthians 7:2, Judges 20:47, Judges 21:12, 1 Corinthians 7:2

15And all Israel was very sorry, and repented for the destroying of one tribe out of Israel.

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Judges 21:6, Judges 21:6, Judges 21:17, 1 Chronicles 15:13, 1 Chronicles 13:11

16And the ancients said: What shall we do with the rest, that have not received wives? for all the women in Benjamin are dead.

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17And we must use all care, and provide with great diligence, that one tribe be not destroyed out of Israel.

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Numbers 36:7, Numbers 26:55, Numbers 36:7, Numbers 26:55

18For as to our own daughters we cannot give them, being bound with an oath and a curse, whereby we said: Cursed be he that shall give Benjamin any of his daughters to wife.

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Judges 21:1, Judges 21:1, Judges 11:35, Judges 11:35

19So they took counsel, and said: Behold, there is a yearly solemnity of the Lord in Silo, which is situate on the north of the city of Bethel, and on the east side of the way, that goeth from Bethel to Sichem, and on the south of the town of Lebona.

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John 5:1, 1 Samuel 1:3, Numbers 28:16, Psalms 81:3, Leviticus 23:6

20And they commanded the children of Benjamin and said: Go, and lie hid in the vineyards,

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21And when you shall see the daughters of Silo come out, as the custom is, to dance, come ye on a sudden out of the vineyards, and catch you every man his wife among them, and go into the land of Benjamin.

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Judges 11:34, Exodus 15:20, Judges 11:34, Exodus 15:20, Luke 17:25

22And when their fathers and their brethren shall come, and shall begin to complain against you, and to chide, we will say to them: Have pity on them: for they took them not away as by the right of war or conquest, but when they asked to have them, you gave them not, and the fault was committed on your part.

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Judges 21:18, Judges 21:1, Judges 21:18, Judges 21:1, Judges 21:7

23And the children of Benjamin did as they had been commanded: and, according to their number, they carried off for themselves every man his wife of them that were dancing: and they went into their possession, and built up their cities, and dwelt in them.

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Judges 20:48, Judges 20:48

24The children of Israel also returned by their tribes, and families, to their dwellings. In those days there was no king in Israel: but every one did that which seemed right to himself.

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