Judges 21:1-3

New Catholic Bible

Chapter 21

Preserving the Tribe of Benjamin. ¹ The Israelites had sworn an oath at Mizpah saying, “None of us will give his daughter in marriage to a Benjaminite.” ² The people went up to Bethel where they sat before God until the evening. They raised up their voices and wept bitterly. ³ They said, “O Lord, God of Israel, why has this happened to Israel, that today there should be one tribe missing from Israel?”