Wives Provided for the Tribe of Benjamin

21 Now the men of Israel had sworn (A)at Mizpah, “No one of us shall give his daughter in marriage to Benjamin.”

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Wives for the Benjamites

21 The men of Israel had taken an oath(A) at Mizpah:(B) “Not one of us will give(C) his daughter in marriage to a Benjamite.”

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Israel's War with the Tribe of Benjamin

20 Then (A)all the people of Israel came out, (B)from Dan to Beersheba, including the land of Gilead, and the congregation assembled as one man to the Lord at (C)Mizpah.

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The Israelites Punish the Benjamites

20 Then all Israel(A) from Dan to Beersheba(B) and from the land of Gilead came together as one(C) and assembled(D) before the Lord in Mizpah.(E)

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23 And he vowed to her, “Whatever you ask me, I will give you, (A)up to half of my kingdom.”

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23 And he promised her with an oath, “Whatever you ask I will give you, up to half my kingdom.”(A)

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A Plot to Kill Paul

12 When it was day, (A)the Jews made a plot and (B)bound themselves by an oath neither to eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.

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The Plot to Kill Paul

12 The next morning some Jews formed a conspiracy(A) and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.(B)

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[a] Be not rash with your mouth, nor let your heart be hasty to utter a word before God, for God is in heaven and you are on earth. Therefore (A)let your words be few.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 5:2 Ch 5:1 in Hebrew

Do not be quick with your mouth,
    do not be hasty in your heart
    to utter anything before God.(A)
God is in heaven
    and you are on earth,
    so let your words be few.(B)

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18 Yet we cannot give them wives from our daughters.” (A)For the people of Israel had sworn, “Cursed be he who gives a wife to Benjamin.”

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18 We can’t give them our daughters as wives, since we Israelites have taken this oath:(A) ‘Cursed be anyone who gives(B) a wife to a Benjamite.’

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And all the people arose as one man, saying, “None of us will go to his tent, and none of us will return to his house.

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All the men rose up together as one, saying, “None of us will go home. No, not one of us will return to his house.

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For I bear them witness that (A)they have a zeal for God, (B)but not according to knowledge.

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For I can testify about them that they are zealous(A) for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge.

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(A)and if you swear, ‘As the Lord lives,’
    in truth, in justice, and in righteousness,
then (B)nations shall bless themselves in him,
    (C)and in him shall they glory.”

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and if in a truthful, just and righteous way
    you swear,(A) ‘As surely as the Lord lives,’(B)
then the nations will invoke blessings(C) by him
    and in him they will boast.(D)

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28 Then one of the people said, “Your father strictly charged the people with an oath, saying, ‘Cursed be the man who eats food this day.’” And the people were (A)faint. 29 Then Jonathan said, “My father has troubled the land. See how my eyes have become bright because I tasted a little of this honey.

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28 Then one of the soldiers told him, “Your father bound the army under a strict oath, saying, ‘Cursed be anyone who eats food today!’ That is why the men are faint.”

29 Jonathan said, “My father has made trouble(A) for the country. See how my eyes brightened when I tasted a little of this honey.

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Saul's Rash Vow

24 And the men of Israel had been hard pressed that day, (A)so Saul had laid an oath on the people, saying, “Cursed be the man who eats food until it is evening and I am avenged on my enemies.” So none of the people had tasted food.

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Jonathan Eats Honey

24 Now the Israelites were in distress that day, because Saul had bound the people under an oath,(A) saying, “Cursed be anyone who eats food before evening comes, before I have avenged myself on my enemies!” So none of the troops tasted food.

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(A)What shall we do for wives for those who are left, since we have sworn by the Lord that we will not give them any of our daughters for wives?”

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“How can we provide wives for those who are left, since we have taken an oath(A) by the Lord not to give them any of our daughters in marriage?”

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And the people of Israel said, “Which of all the tribes of Israel did not come up in the assembly to the Lord?” (A)For they had taken a great oath concerning him who did not come up to the Lord to Mizpah, saying, “He shall surely be put to death.”

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Then the Israelites asked, “Who from all the tribes of Israel(A) has failed to assemble before the Lord?” For they had taken a solemn oath that anyone who failed to assemble before the Lord at Mizpah was to be put to death.

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