Judges 21:5 meaning and explanation
The Israelites asked, “Who among all the tribes of Israel did not come to the assembly before the LORD?” For they had taken a solemn oath that anyone who failed to come up before the LORD at Mizpah would surely be put to death.
Judges 21:5, Berean Standard Bible
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The scene is the aftermath of the civil war against Benjamin. The tribes had gathered at Mizpah and bound themselves by a solemn oath: any tribe that failed to answer the summons would be put to death.
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