Chapter 21

21:3  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?

tribe

There is here no mourning for sin, no humbling because of national transgression, no return to Jehovah. Accordingly, no word from Jehovah comes to them. They act wholly in self-will ( Judges 21:10 ). CF. ; 21:10 ; Daniel 9:3-13 .

21:6  And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.

repented

(See Scofield "Zechariah 8:14") .