21:23 The Benjaminites did as instructed. 2 They abducted two hundred of the dancing girls to be their wives. 3 They went home 4 to their own territory, 5 rebuilt their cities, and settled down. 6
1 sn Verses 33-36a give a condensed account of the battle from this point on, while vv. 36b-48 offer a more detailed version of how the ambush contributed to Gibeah’s defeat.
2 tn Heb “did so.”
3 tn Heb “And they took wives according to their number from the dancing girls whom they abducted.”
4 tn Heb “went and returned.”
5 tn Heb “inheritance.”
6 tn Heb “and lived in them.”