Judges 21:9 (DRB)

Passage

(At that time also when they were in Silo, no one of them was found there,)

Nearby Context

Judges 21:7 Whence shall they take wives? For we have all in general sworn, not to give our daughters to them.

Judges 21:8 Therefore they said: Who is there of all the tribes of Israel, that came not up to the Lord to Maspha? And, behold, the inhabitants of Jabes Galaad were found not to have been in that army.

Judges 21:9 (At that time also when they were in Silo, no one of them was found there,)

Judges 21:10 So they sent ten thousand of the most valiant men, and commanded them, saying: Go and put the inhabitants of Jabes Galaad to the sword, with their wives and their children.

Judges 21:11 And this is what you shall observe: Every male, and all women that have known men, you shall kill, but the virgins you shall save.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "time", "silo", and "found". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "time" and "silo", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "Therefore they said Who is there of..." into verse 10's "So they sent ten thousand of the...", so "time" and "silo" belong inside that flow. In Judges context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "time" and "silo" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.