Judges 2:1

Confrontation and Repentance at Bokim

2:1 The Lord’s angelic messenger ¹  went up from Gilgal to Bokim. He said, “I brought you up from Egypt and led you into the land I had solemnly promised to give to your ancestors. ²  I said, ‘I will never break my agreement ³  with you,

Judges 20:18

20:18 The Israelites went up to Bethel ⁴  and asked God, ⁵  “Who should lead the charge against the Benjaminites?” ⁶  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 ⁷  again march out to fight ⁸  the Benjaminites, our brothers?” ⁹  The Lord said, “Attack them!” ¹⁰ 

Judges 20:26

20:26 So all the Israelites, the whole army, ¹¹  went up to ¹²  Bethel. ¹³  They wept and sat there before the Lord; they did not eat anything ¹⁴  that day until evening. They offered up burnt sacrifices and tokens of peace ¹⁵  to the Lord.

Judges 21:5

21:5 The Israelites asked, “Who from all the Israelite tribes has not assembled before the Lord?” They had made a solemn oath that whoever did not assemble before the Lord at Mizpah must certainly be executed. ¹⁶ 

[2:1]  ¹ sn See Exod 14:19; 23:20.

[2:1]  ² tn Heb “the land that I had sworn to your fathers.”

[2:1]  ³ tn Or “covenant” (also in the following verse).

[20:18]  ⁴ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[20:18]  ⁵ tn Heb “They arose and went up to Bethel and asked God, and the Israelites said.”

[20:18]  ⁶ tn Heb “Who should go up for us first for battle against the sons of Benjamin?”

[20:23]  ⁷ tn Heb “I” (collective singular).

[20:23]  ⁸ tn Heb “approach for battle.”

[20:23]  ⁹ tn Heb “my brother” (collective singular).

[20:23]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “Go up against him” (collective singular).

[20:26]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and all the people.”

[20:26]  ¹¹ tn Heb “went up and came [to].”

[20:26]  ¹² map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[20:26]  ¹³ tn Traditionally, “fasted.”

[20:26]  ¹⁴ tn Or “peace offerings.”

[21:5]  ¹³ tn Heb “A great oath there was concerning the one who did not go up before the Lord at Mizpah, saying, ‘He must surely be put to death.’”