JUDGES 21:13 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“And the whole congregation sent some to speak to the children of Benjamin that were in the rock Rimmon, and to call peaceably unto them.”
Israel's diplomatic approach to the surviving men of Benjamin, presenting the women of Jabesh-Gilead as wives acquired through the assault on the non-compliant city, offers a partial solution to Benjamin's crisis while maintaining technical compliance with Israel's oath. The acquisition of four hundred women through hostile means represents a compromise solution between complete devastation and full restoration. This verse shows pragmatic resolution of an impossible situation created by the interaction of multiple oaths and commitments.
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