Judges 21:9
7 What should we do about wives for the survivors, since we have sworn by the LORD not to give them our daughters in marriage?”
8 So they asked, “Which one of the tribes of Israel failed to come up before the LORD at Mizpah?” And, in fact, no one from Jabesh-gilead had come to the camp for the assembly.
For when the people were counted, none of the residents of Jabesh-gilead were there.
10 So the congregation sent 12,000 of their most valiant men and commanded them: “Go and put to the sword those living in Jabesh-gilead, including women and children.
11 This is what you are to do: Devote to destruction every male, as well as every female who has had relations with a man.”
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.
Compare
- BSB
- For when the people were counted, none of the residents of Jabesh-gilead were there.
- KJV
- For the people were numbered, and, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead there.
- WEB
- For when the people were counted, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead there.
- ASV
- For when the people were numbered, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead there.
- DARBY
- for the people were numbered, and behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead there.
- BLB
- And the people were numbered, and behold, there was not a man of those dwelling in Jabesh-gilead.
- ÅB
- For da folket ble mønstret, viste det seg at ingen av innbyggerne i Jabes i Gilead var der.
- OTB
- Da folket ble talt, var det ikke en eneste av innbyggerne i Jabesj-Gilead der.
- B1930
- For da folket blev mønstret, viste det sig at ingen av innbyggerne i Jabes i Gilead var der.