Judges 21:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Judges 21:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Judges 21:5 is a verse from the book of Judges in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up with the congregation unto..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Judges 21:5 — KJV
“And the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up with the congregation unto the LORD? For they had made a great oath concerning him that came not up to the LORD to Mizpeh, saying, He shall surely be put to death.”
— Judges 21:5 (KJV)
Judges 21:5 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 21:5
“And Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes concerning the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded.”
Shares key themes with Judges 21:5: children, israel, tribes
“These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, divided for an inheritance by lot in Shiloh before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. So they made an end of dividing the country.”
Shares key themes with Judges 21:5: children, israel, tribes
“There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone, which Moses put there at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt. when the: or, where the”
Shares key themes with Judges 21:5: children, israel, came
“There was nothing in the ark save the two tables which Moses put therein at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of Egypt. when the LORD: or, where, etc”
Shares key themes with Judges 21:5: children, israel, came
“Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them?”
Shares key themes with Judges 21:5: children, israel, came
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