Judges 21:22
Judges · Old Testament · Chapter 21
“And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come unto us to complain, that we will say unto them, Be favourable unto them for our sakes: because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war: for ye did not give unto them at this time, that ye should be guilty.”Judges 21:22
What Does Judges 21:22 Mean?
Judges 21:22 is found in the book of Judges, chapter 21, verse 22 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 10 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (10)
These passages are connected to Judges 21:22 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Judges 21:1“Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife.”Judges 21:18“Howbeit we may not give them wives of our daughters: for the children of Israel have sworn, saying, Cursed be he that giveth a wife to Benjamin.”Mark 10:6“But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.”Genesis 1:27“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.”Genesis 7:13“In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah’s wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark;”Judges 21:7“How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing we have sworn by the LORD that we will not give them of our daughters to wives?”Judges 21:14“And Benjamin came again at that time; and they gave them wives which they had saved alive of the women of Jabeshgilead: and yet so they sufficed them not.”Proverbs 20:25“It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.”1 Corinthians 7:2“Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.”Philemon 1:9“Yet for love’s sake I rather beseech thee, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.”
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