20:26 So all the Israelites, the whole army, 1 went up to 2 Bethel. 3 They wept and sat there before the Lord; they did not eat anything 4 that day until evening. They offered up burnt sacrifices and tokens of peace 5 to the Lord. 20:27 The Israelites asked the Lord (for the ark of God’s covenant was there in those days;
1 tn Heb “and all the people.”
2 tn Heb “went up and came [to].”
3 map For location see Map4-G4; Map5-C1; Map6-E3; Map7-D1; Map8-G3.
4 tn Traditionally, “fasted.”
5 tn Or “peace offerings.”