And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that be escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not destroyed out of Israel.
There must be an inheritance for them that be escaped of Benjamin. Since they were the only rightful owners of the territory, provision must be made for transmitting it to their legitimate heirs; and a new act of violence was mediated (Judges 21:19), the opportunity for which was afforded by the approaching festival-a feast generally supposed to be the feast of tabernacles. This, like the other annual feasts, was held in Shiloh, and its celebration was attended with more social hilarity and holiday rejoicings than the rest.