Judges 21:1

600 Brides for 600 Brothers

21:1 The Israelites had taken an oath in Mizpah, saying, “Not one of us will allow his daughter to marry a Benjaminite.”

Judges 2:15

2:15 Whenever they went out to fight, ¹  the Lord did them harm, ²  just as he had warned and solemnly vowed he would do. ³  They suffered greatly. ⁴ 

Judges 15:12

15:12 They said to him, “We have come down to take you prisoner so we can hand you over to the Philistines.” Samson said to them, “Promise me ⁵  you will not kill ⁶  me.”

Judges 21:7

21:7 How can we find wives for those who are left? ⁷  After all, we took an oath in the Lord’s name not to give them our daughters as wives.”

Judges 21:18

21:18 But we can’t allow our daughters to marry them, ⁸  for the Israelites took an oath, saying, ‘Whoever gives a woman to a Benjaminite will be destroyed!’ ⁹ 

Judges 2:1

Confrontation and Repentance at Bokim

2:1 The Lord’s angelic messenger ¹⁰  went up from Gilgal to Bokim. He said, “I brought you up from Egypt and led you into the land I had solemnly promised to give to your ancestors. ¹¹  I said, ‘I will never break my agreement ¹²  with you,

[2:15]  ¹ tn The expression “to fight” is interpretive.

[2:15]  ² tn Heb “the Lord’s hand was against them for harm.”

[2:15]  ³ tn Heb “just as he had said and just as he had sworn to them.”

[2:15]  ⁴ tn Or “they experienced great distress.”

[15:12]  ¹ tn Or “swear to me.”

[15:12]  ² tn Heb “meet [with hostility]”; “harm.” In light of v. 13, “kill” is an appropriate translation.

[21:7]  ¹ tn Heb “What should we do for them, for the remaining ones, concerning wives?”

[21:18]  ¹ tn Heb “But we are not able to give to them wives from our daughters.”

[21:18]  ² tn Heb “is cursed.”

[2:1]  ¹ sn See Exod 14:19; 23:20.

[2:1]  ² tn Heb “the land that I had sworn to your fathers.”

[2:1]  ³ tn Or “covenant” (also in the following verse).