Then they said, Behold, there is a feast of the LORD in Shiloh yearly in a place which is on the north side of Bethel, on the east side of the highway that goeth up from Bethel to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.
Then they said, 'Look, there's a yearly festival dedicated to the LORD in Shiloh, in a place that's north of Bethel, on the east side of the main road that goes from Bethel to Shechem, and south of Lebonah.'
The leaders are identifying the location of an annual religious festival in Shiloh where they plan to find wives for the remaining men of Benjamin.
📚 Historical Context
In the Book of Judges, this verse occurs during a period of civil strife in ancient Israel following a war with the tribe of Benjamin, where the Israelites had vowed not to give their daughters in marriage to the Benjamites. As they sought ways to preserve the tribe without breaking their oaths, they referenced an annual religious feast at Shiloh, a significant site where the Tabernacle was located and where the nation gathered for worship. This feast highlighted Shiloh's role as a central spiritual hub in the era before the monarchy.
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