“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?”
Israel's lament expresses shock that one tribe is decimated: "Why should one tribe be lacking?" This cry presupposes total annihilation was not intended, yet Israel's military operations systematically pursued that outcome. The phrase raises the theological question: Has Israel acted justly or perpetrated atrocity? Yahweh does not answer.
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