16. The elders of the assembly said, “What shall we do for wives for the survivors? For the women of Benjamin have been annihilated.”
17. They said, “There must be heirs for the survivors of Benjamin, so that a tribe will not be wiped out from Israel.
18. Yet we cannot give them any of our daughters in marriage.” For the Israelites had taken an oath, “Cursed be he who gives a wife to Benjamin!”
19. Then they thought of the yearly feast of the Lord at Shiloh, north of Bethel, east of the highway that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and south of Lebonah.
20. And they instructed the Benjaminites, “Go and set an ambush in the vineyards.
21. When you see the women of Shiloh come out to join in the dances, come out of the vineyards and catch a wife for each of you from the women of Shiloh; then go on to the land of Benjamin.