The children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.
This section closes with the people’s response to the continuing problem due to the failure of their plan (Judges 21:15). The Lord had made a breach or gap in the ranks of the Israelites in the sense that He permitted it to happen. However, He would not permit the annihilation of Benjamin in view of His promises concerning the future of Israel.