Judges 21:1 meaning and explanation

Now the men of Israel had sworn an oath at Mizpah, saying, “Not one of us will give his daughter in marriage to a Benjamite.”

Judges 21:1, Berean Standard Bible

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The verse opens the final chapter of Judges, where the other tribes are dealing with the aftermath of a civil war against Benjamin. Earlier, at Mizpah, they had sworn a solemn oath not to give their daughters to Benjamites as wives.

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