Judges 21:5-11

1. 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.

2. 6 And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.

3. 7 How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing we have sworn by the LORD that we will not give them of our daughters to wives?

4. 8 And they said, What one is there of the tribes of Israel that came not up to Mizpeh to the LORD? And, behold, there came none to the camp from Jabeshgilead to the assembly.

5. 9 For the people were numbered, and, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead there.

6. 10 And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the valiantest, and commanded them, saying, Go and smite the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the children.

7. 11 And this is the thing that ye shall do, Ye shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman that hath lain by man.

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