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Judges 21:20 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: King James Version

Therefore they commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go and lie in wait in the vineyards;

Judges 21:20

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18 Howbeit we may not give them wives of our daughters: for the children of Israel have sworn, saying, Cursed be he that giveth a wife to Benjamin.

19 Then they said, Behold, there is a feast of the LORD in Shiloh yearly in a place which is on the north side of Bethel, on the east side of the highway that goeth up from Bethel to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.

20 Therefore they commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go and lie in wait in the vineyards;

21 And see, and, behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in dances, then come ye out of the vineyards, and catch you every man his wife of the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.

22 And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come unto us to complain, that we will say unto them, Be favourable unto them for our sakes: because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war: for ye did not give unto them at this time, that ye should be guilty.

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Related Verses

Judges 20:36

"So the children of Benjamin saw that they were smitten: for the men of Israel gave place to the Benjamites, because they trusted unto the liers in wait which they had set beside Gibeah."

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Judges 20:14

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

Speaks to the same theme

Hosea 5:8

"Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at Bethaven, after thee, O Benjamin."

Speaks to the same theme

Joshua 8:4

"And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the city, even behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready:"

Speaks to the same theme

Jeremiah 6:1

"O ye children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign of fire in Bethhaccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction."

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Nehemiah 11:31

"The children also of Benjamin from Geba dwelt at Michmash, and Aija, and Bethel, and in their villages,"

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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."

Judges 21:2

"And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore;"

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?"

Judges 21:4

"And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings."

Judges 21:5

"And the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up with the congregation unto the LORD? For they had made a great oath concerning him that came not up to the LORD to Mizpeh, saying, He shall surely be put to death."

Judges 21:6

"And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day."

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