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Judg 21:1–9 The other tribes had sworn at Mizpah that no one of us shall give his daughter in marriage to Benjamin (see 20:1). Now, regretting that their oath could result in the loss of an entire tribe, they recalled that they had taken a second oath (great oath; 21:5) that any city that didn’t join in the fight against Benjamin should surely be put to death (v. 5). That oath now provided the justification for raiding Jabesh-gilead to provide wives for the Benjaminites.
Judg 21:10–11 devote to destruction. This phrase is found throughout Joshua describing the Israelites’ destruction of the Canaanites (e.g., Josh. 6:17–18; 10:28; see note on Josh. 6:17–18). Here, the total destruction was directed against an Israelite city, Jabesh-gilead, to punish it for not joining the battle against Benjamin. In doing this the Israelites acted on their own, without seeking the Lord’s will. Two hundred more wives were kidnapped at Shiloh, justified on questionable grounds (Judg. 21:16–24).
Judg 21:25 The final editorial comment echoes earlier ones (17:6; 18:1; 19:1). Israel’s wickedness had reached a low point.
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