However we may not give them wives of our daughters, for the children of Israel had sworn, saying, Cursed be he who gives a wife to Benjamin.
This second provision of wives proved to be sufficient for the Benjamites (Judges 21:23; cf. Judges 21:12-14) even though the plan involved the violation of basic human rights. With this resolution of the problem the Israelites returned to their homes (Judges 21:24; cf. Judges 21:15).