Judges 21 · Verse 8

Judges 21:8

And they said, What one is there of the tribes of Israel that came not up to Mizpeh to the Lord? And, behold, there came none to the camp from Jabesh–gilead to the assembly.
Judges 21:8, King James Version

Judges 21:8 in other translations

BSBSo they asked, “Which one of the tribes of Israel failed to come up before the LORD at Mizpah?” And, in fact, no one from Jabesh-gilead had come to the camp for the assembly.
WEBThey said, “What one is there of the tribes of Israel who didn’t come up to the LORD to Mizpah?” Behold, no one came from Jabesh Gilead to the camp to the assembly.
ASVAnd they said, What one is there of the tribes of Israel that came not up unto Jehovah to Mizpah? And, behold, there came none to the camp from Jabesh-gilead to the assembly.
YLTAnd they say, ‘Who is that one out of the tribes of Israel who hath not come up unto Jehovah to Mizpeh?' and lo, none hath come in unto the camp from Jabesh-Gilead--unto the assembly.
DARBYAnd they said, What one is there of the tribes of Israel that came not up to Mizpah to Jehovah? And behold, there came none to the camp from Jabesh-Gilead, to the congregation;
BBEAnd they said, Which one of the tribes of Israel did not come up to Mizpah to the Lord? And it was seen that no one had come from Jabesh-gilead to the meeting.
WebsterAnd they said, What one is there of the tribes of Israel that came not up to Mizpeh to the LORD? and behold, there came none to the camp from Jabesh-gilead to the assembly.

What does Judges 21:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
8. there came none to the camp from Jabesh-gilead to the assembly--This city lay within the territory of eastern Manasseh, about fifteen miles east of the Jordan, and was, according to Josephus, the capital of Gilead. The ban which the assembled tribes had pronounced at Mizpeh seemed to impose on them the necessity of punishing its inhabitants for not joining the crusade against Benjamin; and thus, with a view of repairing the consequences of one rash proceeding, they hurriedly rushed to the perpetration of another, though a smaller tragedy. But it appears (Jud 21:11) that, besides acting in fulfilment of their oath, the Israelites had the additional object by this raid of supplying wives to the Benjamite remnant. This shows the intemperate fury of the Israelites in the indiscriminate slaughter of the women and children.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 8 There came none to the camp from Jabesh-gilead - As they had sworn to destroy those who would not assist in this war, Jdg 21:5, they determined to destroy the men of Jabesh, and to leave none alive except the virgins, and to give these to the six hundred Benjamites that had escaped to the rock Rimmon. So twelve thousand men went, smote the city, and killed all the males and all the married women. The whole account is dreadful; and none could have been guilty of all these enormities but those who were abandoned of God. The crime of the men of Gibeah was of the deepest die; the punishment, involving both the guilty and innocent, was extended to the most criminal excess; and their mode or redressing the evil which they had occasioned was equally abominable.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Judges 21:8 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.Ruand they saidH559
מִ֗יMiwho?H4310
אֶחָד֙'e.Chad[is the] oneH259
מִשִּׁבְטֵ֣יmi.shiv.Teifrom [the] tribes ofH7626
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
אֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherwhichH834
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
עָלָ֥ה'a.Lahit went upH5927
אֶל\־'el-toH413
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
הַמִּצְפָּ֑הha.mitz.Pah<the> MizpahH4709
וְ֠הִנֵּהVe.hi.nehand there!H2009
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
בָא\־va'-he had comeH935
אִ֧ישׁ'ishanyoneH376
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֛הha.ma.cha.Nehthe campH4264
מִיָּבֵ֥ישׁmi.ya.Veishfrom JabeshH3003
גִּלְעָ֖דgil.'AdGileadH1568
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הַקָּהָֽל\׃ha.ka.Halthe assemblyH6951

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Cross references for Judges 21:8

  • 1 Samuel 31:11-13

    And when the inhabitants of Jabesh–gilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul; All the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth–shan, and came to Jabesh, and burnt them there. And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

  • 1 Samuel 11:1-3

    Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh–gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee. And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, On this condition will I make a covenant with you, that I may thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it for a reproach upon all Israel. And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us seven days’ respite, that we may send messengers unto all the coasts of Israel: and then, if there be no man to save us, we will come out to thee.

  • 2 Samuel 2:5-6

    And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh–gilead, and said unto them, Blessed be ye of the Lord, that ye have shewed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him. And now the Lord shew kindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jabesh-gilead.This place, as its name imports, was situated in Gilead, east of Jordan. Eusebius and Jerome say it was a great town in their time, standing upon a hill, six miles south from Pella, in the way to Geresa, now Djerash. The Wady Yabes, mentioned by Burckhardt, which empties itself into the Jordan, in the neighbourhood of Bisan or Beth-shan (see 1 Sa 31:11,) and upon which Pella was situated, (celebrated by Pliny, 1. v. c. 18, for its fine waters,) seems to have taken its name from Jabesh. Near this spot, we must therefore look for its site; and the place called Kalaat Rabbad seems to correspond, very nearly, to the spot; though it probably still retains among the Arabs its ancient name.
1Sa 11:1-3; 31:11-13; 2Sa 2:5,6

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Context

  • 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 21:8

    And they said, What one is there of the tribes of Israel that came not up to Mizpeh to the Lord? And, behold, there came none to the camp from Jabesh–gilead to the assembly.

  • Judges 21:9

    For the people were numbered, and, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh–gilead there.

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Judges 21:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y dijeron: ¿Hay alguno de las tribus de Israel que no haya subido á Jehová en Mizpa? Y hallaron que ninguno de Jabes-galaad había venido al campo á la reunión:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et ils dirent: Y a-t-il quelqu’un d’entre les tribus d’Israël qui ne soit pas monté vers l’ Éternel à Mitspa? Or voici, aucun homme de Jabès de Galaad n’était venu au camp, à la congrégation.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und sie sprachen: Gibt es irgend einen von den Stämmen Israels, der nicht zu Jehova nach Mizpa heraufgekommen ist? Und siehe, kein Mann von Jabes-Gilead war ins Lager, in die Versammlung, gekommen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Idcirco dixerunt: Quis est de universis tribubus Israël, qui non ascendit ad Dominum in Maspha? Et ecce inventi sunt habitatores Jabes Galaad in illo exercitu non fuisse.