Judges 21:1 Cross References

Judges 21:1

1: The Israelites had vowed at Mizpah never to give their daughters in marriage to a man from the tribe of Benjamin.

Then all the Israelites, from Dan to Beersheba and from the land of Gilead, came together in one large assembly and stood in the presence of the LORD at Mizpah.

But we cannot give them our own daughters in marriage because we have sworn with a solemn oath that anyone who does this will fall under God's curse."

And all the people stood up together and replied, "Not one of us will return home.

And don't make rash promises to God, for he is in heaven, and you are only here on earth. So let your words be few.

Then they said, "Was any tribe of Israel not represented when we held our council in the presence of the LORD at Mizpah?" At that time they had taken a solemn oath in the LORD's presence, vowing that anyone who refused to come must die.

How can we find wives for the few who remain, since we have sworn by the LORD not to give them our daughters in marriage?"

One tenth of the men from each tribe will be chosen to supply the warriors with food, and the rest of us will take revenge on Gibeah for this shameful thing they have done in Israel."

When the LORD your God hands these nations over to you and you conquer them, you must completely destroy them. Make no treaties with them and show them no mercy.
Do not intermarry with them, and don't let your daughters and sons marry their sons and daughters.

The next morning a group of Jews got together and bound themselves with an oath to neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.

But one of the men saw him and said, "Your father made the army take a strict oath that anyone who eats food today will be cursed. That is why everyone is weary and faint."
"My father has made trouble for us all!" Jonathan exclaimed. "A command like that only hurts us. See how much better I feel now that I have eaten this little bit of honey.

and if you will swear by my name alone, and begin to live good, honest lives and uphold justice, then you will be a blessing to the nations of the world, and all people will come and praise my name."

Now the men of Israel were worn out that day, because Saul had made them take an oath, saying, "Let a curse fall on anyone who eats before evening--before I have full revenge on my enemies." So no one ate a thing all day,

And Jephthah made a vow to the LORD. He said, "If you give me victory over the Ammonites,
I will give to the LORD the first thing coming out of my house to greet me when I return in triumph. I will sacrifice it as a burnt offering."

"Be very careful never to make treaties with the people in the land where you are going. If you do, you soon will be following their evil ways.
Instead, you must break down their pagan altars, smash the sacred pillars they worship, and cut down their carved images.
You must worship no other gods, but only the LORD, for he is a God who is passionate about his relationship with you.
"Do not make treaties of any kind with the people living in the land. They are spiritual prostitutes, committing adultery against me by sacrificing to their gods. If you make peace with them, they will invite you to go with them to worship their gods, and you are likely to do it.
And you will accept their daughters, who worship other gods, as wives for your sons. Then they will cause your sons to commit adultery against me by worshiping other gods.

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