Judges 21:8-10

International Standard Version

The Israelis Attempt to Mitigate Their Disaster

⁸ They asked, “What one group of the tribes of Israel didn’t come up to meet the Lord at Mizpah?” It turned out that no one had come to the encampment from Jabesh-gilead, ⁹ since when they took a census of the assembly, not even one of the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead was in attendance. ¹⁰ So the congregation sent out 12,000 of their valiant soldiers, issuing these orders to them: “Go and attack the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead with swords, including the women and little ones.