Judges 21 in the early church
5 passages quote, allude to, or echo Judges 21, grouped by verse; passages on the same verse are in date order. Verse text from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.
Judges 21:1
Now the men of Israel had sworn an oath at Mizpah, saying, “Not one of us will give his daughter in marriage to a Benjamite.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judg 21:1 | On the Duties of the Clergy 3.19 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386–390 |
Judges 21:12
So they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead four hundred young women who had not had relations with a man, and they brought them to the camp at Shiloh in the land of Canaan.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judg 21:12 | Sermon 52.10 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
Judges 21:21
and watch. When you see the daughters of Shiloh come out to perform their dances, each of you is to come out of the vineyards, catch for himself a wife from the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judg 21:21 | Letter 108.13 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Judg 21:21 | On the Duties of the Clergy 3.19 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386–390 |
Judges 21:25
In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judg 21:25 | Letter 92 · Basil of Caesarea | echo, medium confidence | ca. 357–378 |