Judges 18:15

18:15 They stopped ¹  there, went inside the young Levite’s house (which belonged to Micah), ²  and asked him how he was doing. ³ 

Judges 20:27

20:27 The Israelites asked the Lord (for the ark of God’s covenant was there in those days;

Judges 1:1

Judah Takes the Lead

1:1 After Joshua died, the Israelites asked ⁴  the Lord, “Who should lead the invasion against the Canaanites and launch the attack?” ⁵ 

Judges 20:18

20:18 The Israelites went up to Bethel ⁶  and asked God, ⁷  “Who should lead the charge against the Benjaminites?” ⁸  The Lord said, “Judah should lead.”

Judges 20:23

20:23 The Israelites went up and wept before the Lord until evening. They asked the Lord, “Should we ⁹  again march out to fight ¹⁰  the Benjaminites, our brothers?” ¹¹  The Lord said, “Attack them!” ¹² 

¹ tn Heb “turned aside.”

² tn Heb “Micah’s house.”

³ tn Heb “they asked him concerning peace.”

⁴ tn The Hebrew verb translated “asked” (שָׁאַל, sha’al) refers here to consulting the Lord through a prophetic oracle; cf. NAB “consulted.”

⁵ tn Heb “Who should first go up for us against the Canaanites to attack them?”

⁷ map For location see Map4-G4; Map5-C1; Map6-E3; Map7-D1; Map8-G3.

⁸ tn Heb “They arose and went up to Bethel and asked God, and the Israelites said.”

⁹ tn Heb “Who should go up for us first for battle against the sons of Benjamin?”

¹⁰ tn Heb “I” (collective singular).

¹¹ tn Heb “approach for battle.”

¹² tn Heb “my brother” (collective singular).

¹³ tn Heb “Go up against him” (collective singular).