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Judges 21:13 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" The whole congregation sent and spoke to the children of Benjamin who were in the rock of Rimmon, and proclaimed peace to them. "

Judges 21:13

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11 This is the thing that you shall do: you shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman who has lain with a man.”

12 They found among the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead four hundred young virgins who had not known man by lying with him; and they brought them to the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.

13 The whole congregation sent and spoke to the children of Benjamin who were in the rock of Rimmon, and proclaimed peace to them.

14 Benjamin returned at that time; and they gave them the women whom they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh Gilead. There still weren’t enough for them.

15 The people grieved for Benjamin, because the LORD had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.

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Judges 20:14

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"The children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities to Gibeah, to go out to battle against the children of Israel."

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Judges 20:31

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"The children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner and became one band, and stood on the top of a hill."

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"They came to the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, to the land of Gilead, and they spoke with them, saying,"

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Nehemiah 11:31

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"The children of Benjamin also lived from Geba onward, at Michmash and Aija, and at Bethel and its towns,"

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"He caused all who were found in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand. The inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers."

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Judges 21:1

"Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah, saying, “None of us will give his daughter to Benjamin as a wife.”"

Judges 21:2

"The people came to Bethel and sat there until evening before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept severely."

Judges 21:3

"They said, “The LORD, the God of Israel, why has this happened in Israel, that there should be one tribe lacking in Israel today?”"

Judges 21:4

"On the next day, the people rose early and built an altar there, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings."

Judges 21:5

"The children of Israel said, “Who is there among all the tribes of Israel who didn’t come up in the assembly to the LORD?” For they had made a great oath concerning him who didn’t come up to the LORD to Mizpah, saying, “He shall surely be put to death.”"

Judges 21:6

"The children of Israel grieved for Benjamin their brother, and said, “There is one tribe cut off from Israel today."

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