It happened at the end of two months, that she returned to her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed: and she was a virgin. It was a custom in Israel,
Why do the fortunes of women decline as the Book of Judges proceeds, beginning here? Following the execution of Jephthah’s daughter, things got worse for women in Israel. A Levite’s concubine was raped, killed, and dismembered (ch. 19), 400 young virgins from Jabesh-gilead were abducted (Judges 21:12), as were the young women of Shiloh (Judges 21:21). One of the primary indications of moral confusion and social chaos in any society is the abuse of women. The writer revealed the confusion and chaos in Israel by recording these instances of the abuse of women.