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Judges 21:15

Benjamin
Grief

13 Then the whole congregation sent a message of peace to the Benjamites who were at the rock of Rimmon.

14 And at that time the Benjamites returned and were given the women who were spared from Jabesh-gilead. But there were not enough women for all of them.

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

16 Then the elders of the congregation said, “What should we do about wives for those who remain, since the women of Benjamin have been destroyed?”

17 They added, “There must be heirs for the survivors of Benjamin, so that a tribe of Israel will not be wiped out.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
The people grieved for Benjamin, because the LORD had made a void in the tribes of Israel.
KJV
And the people repented them for Benjamin, because that the LORD had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.
WEB
The people grieved for Benjamin, because the LORD had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.
ASV
And the people repented them for Benjamin, because that Jehovah had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.
DARBY
And the people repented them for Benjamin, because Jehovah had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.
BLB
And the people grieved for Benjamin, because YHWH had made a void in the tribes of Israel.
ÅB
Og det gjorde folket ondt for Benjamin; for Herren hadde gjort et skår i Israels stammer.
OTB
Folket sørget over Benjamin, da Herren hadde tillatt et tomrom å oppstå blant Israels stammer.
B1930
Og det gjorde folket ondt for Benjamin; for Herren hadde gjort et skår i Israels stammer.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Judges 21:6

    And the Israelites grieved for their brothers, the Benjamites, and said, “Today a tribe is cut off from Israel.

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  • 1 Chronicles 15:13

    It was because you Levites were not with us the first time that the LORD our God burst forth in anger against us. For we did not consult Him about the proper order.”

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  • 1 Chronicles 13:11

    Then David became angry because the LORD had burst forth against Uzzah; so he named that place Perez-uzzah, as it is called to this day.

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  • Isaiah 30:13

    this iniquity of yours is like a breach about to fail, a bulge in a high wall, whose collapse will come suddenly— in an instant!

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  • Isaiah 58:12

    Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins; you will restore the age-old foundations; you will be called Repairer of the Breach, Restorer of the Streets of Dwelling.

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  • Judges 21:17

    They added, “There must be heirs for the survivors of Benjamin, so that a tribe of Israel will not be wiped out.

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