Judges 20:18

20:18 The Israelites went up to Bethel ¹  and asked God, ²  “Who should lead the charge against the Benjaminites?” ³  The Lord said, “Judah should lead.”

Judges 20:26-28

20:26 So all the Israelites, the whole army, ⁴  went up to ⁵  Bethel. ⁶  They wept and sat there before the Lord; they did not eat anything ⁷  that day until evening. They offered up burnt sacrifices and tokens of peace ⁸  to the Lord. 20:27 The Israelites asked the Lord (for the ark of God’s covenant was there in those days; 20:28 Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron, was serving the Lord ⁹  in those days), “Should we ¹⁰  once more march out to fight the Benjaminites our brothers, ¹¹  or should we ¹²  quit?” The Lord said, “Attack, for tomorrow I will hand them ¹³  over to you.”

[20:18]  ¹ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[20:18]  ² tn Heb “They arose and went up to Bethel and asked God, and the Israelites said.”

[20:18]  ³ tn Heb “Who should go up for us first for battle against the sons of Benjamin?”

[20:26]  ⁴ tn Heb “and all the people.”

[20:26]  ⁵ tn Heb “went up and came [to].”

[20:26]  ⁶ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[20:26]  ⁷ tn Traditionally, “fasted.”

[20:26]  ⁸ tn Or “peace offerings.”

[20:28]  ⁷ tn Heb “standing before him.”

[20:28]  ⁸ tn Heb “I” (collective singular).

[20:28]  ⁹ tn Heb “my brother” (collective singular).

[20:28]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “I” (collective singular).

[20:28]  ¹¹ tn Heb “him” (collective singular).