KJV ORIGINAL
And said, O LORD God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to day one tribe lacking in Israel?
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
And they said, 'O LORD God of Israel, why has this happened in Israel? Why is one of our tribes missing today?'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The Israelites are crying out to God, asking why one of their twelve tribes has been nearly wiped out.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes after the devastating civil war between the tribe of Benjamin and the other eleven tribes of Israel, triggered by a horrific crime in Gibeah. The war resulted in the near-extinction of the tribe of Benjamin, with only 600 men surviving out of the entire tribe. The remaining Israelites are now lamenting at Bethel, realizing they may have gone too far in their judgment and that one of the twelve tribes of Israel might disappear forever.
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