Judges 21:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Judges 21:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Judges 21:16 is a verse from the book of Judges in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Then the elders of the congregation said, How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing the women are destroyed..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Judges 21:16 — KJV
“Then the elders of the congregation said, How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?”
— Judges 21:16 (KJV)
Judges 21:16 in Context — About the Book of Judges
Judges chronicles Israel's darkest cycle: sin, oppression, crying out, and rescue — repeated for generations. God raises unlikely deliverers like Gideon, Deborah, and Samson, proving He responds to honest cries for help even when His people keep failing. Grace shines against a dark backdrop.
Cross-References for Judges 21:16
“Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief: for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I denied him not. I denied...: Heb. I kept not back from him”
Shares key themes with Judges 21:16: then, elders, how
“How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth falsehood? falsehood: Heb. transgression?”
Shares key themes with Judges 21:16: then, how, remain
“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?”
Shares key themes with Judges 21:16: how, wives, remain
“And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the LORD? Ye take...: Heb. It is much for you”
Shares key themes with Judges 21:16: then, congregation, seeing
“And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed the men, and the women, and the little ones, of every city, we left none to remain: the men...: Heb. every city of men, and women, and little ones”
Shares key themes with Judges 21:16: remain, women, destroyed
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