4. And next morning the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.
5. And the Israelites said, Which among all the tribes of Israel did not come up with the assembly to the Lord? For they had taken a great oath concerning him who did not come up to the Lord to Mizpah, saying, He shall surely die.
6. And the Israelites changed their purpose [and had compassion] for the Benjamites their kinsmen and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel today.
7. What shall we do for wives for those who are left, seeing we have sworn by the Lord that we will not give them our daughters as wives?
8. And they said, Which one is there of the tribes of Israel that did not come up to Mizpah to the Lord? And behold, no one had come to the camp from Jabesh-gilead, to the assembly.
9. For when the people were mustered, behold, not one of the citizens of Jabesh-gilead was there.