Judges 21:3

and said, Wherefore, O Lord God of Israel, has this come to pass, that to-day one tribe should be counted as missing from Israel?

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And said, O LORD God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to day one tribe lacking in Israel?

In Context

2And the people came to Bæthel, and sat there until evening before God: and they lifted up their voice and wept with a great weeping;

4And it came to pass on the morrow that the people rose up early, and built there an altar, and offered up whole-burnt-offerings and + 21:4 See chap 20. 26.peace-offerings.

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Cross References

Joshua 7:7And Joshua said, I pray, Lord, wherefore has thy servant brought this people over Jordan to deliver them to the Amorite to destroy us? + 7:7 Gr. and if we had.would we had remained and settled ourselves beyond Jordan.

Psalms 80:12But my people hearkened not to my voice; and Israel gave no heed to me.

Isaiah 63:17Why hast thou caused us to err, O Lord, from thy way? and hast hardened our hearts, that we should not fear thee? Return for thy servants' sake, for the sake of the tribes of thine inheritance,

Matthew Henry on Judges 21:2-16

Lamentation for the Benjamites; Wives Provided for the Benjamites. ( b. c. 1409.) 1 Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife. 2 And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore; 3 And said, O Lord God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to day one tribe lacking in Israel? 4 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early,… Read the whole commentary →

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