Judges 21:11-15

Judges 21:11

And this is the thing that ye shall do, Ye shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman that hath lain by man.

Their orders were total destruction of Jabesh-Gilead.  They were to kill every male and every woman who had relations with a man. This was to insure that if the woman was carrying a child, even in its embryonic stage, it would be destroyed and would not have a chance to grow up and take revenge upon any of the children of Israel.

Judges 21:12

And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead four hundred young virgins, that had known no man by lying with any male: and they brought them unto the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.

While they were engaged at Jabesh-Gilead they had found 400 young virgins who did not know a man by reason of relations.  So they brought them up to Shiloh where the Tabernacle was in Canaan.

Judges 21:13

And the whole congregation sent some to speak to the children of Benjamin that were in the rock Rimmon, and to call peaceably unto them.

The entire congregation which was at Shiloh had now dispatched a peace envoy to the remnant of Benjamites who were living in the rock Rimmon.  They had assured them that this was not a trick and they meant no ill-will toward them.

Judges 21:14

And Benjamin came again at that time; and they gave them wives which they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh-gilead: and yet so they sufficed them not.

Then Benjamin accepted their offer of peace and they came to Shiloh and were given the wives that they took from Jabesh-Gilead.  However, there were 600 men but only 400 women for their wives.  They were still 200 short.

Judges 21:15

And the people repented them for Benjamin, because that the LORD had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.