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Judges 20:27

Israel

25 That same day the Benjamites came out against them from Gibeah and cut down another 18,000 Israelites, all of them armed with swords.

26 Then the Israelites, all the people, went up to Bethel, where they sat weeping before the LORD. That day they fasted until evening and presented burnt offerings and peace offerings to the LORD.

And the Israelites inquired of the LORD. (In those days the ark of the covenant of God was there,

28 and Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, served before it.) The Israelites asked, “Should we again go out to battle against our brothers the Benjamites, or should we stop?” The LORD answered, “Fight, for tomorrow I will deliver them into your hand.”

29 So Israel set up an ambush around Gibeah.

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And the Israelites inquired of the LORD. (In those days the ark of the covenant of God was there,
KJV
And the children of Israel enquired of the LORD, (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,
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The children of Israel asked the LORD (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,
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And the children of Israel asked of Jehovah (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,
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And the children of Israel inquired of Jehovah (and the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,
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And the sons of Israel inquired of YHWH, and [was] there the ark of the covenant of God in those days.
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Og Israels barn spurte Herren - for i den tid sto Guds pakts-ark der,
OTB
Israelittene spurte Herren. (I de dager var Guds paktkiste der,
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Og Israels barn spurte Herren - for i den tid stod Guds pakts-ark der,

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Joshua 18:1

    Then the whole congregation of Israel assembled at Shiloh and set up the Tent of Meeting there. And though the land was subdued before them,

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  • 1 Samuel 4:3–4

    When the troops returned to the camp, the elders of Israel asked, “Why has the LORD brought defeat on us before the Philistines today? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Shiloh, so that it may go with us to save us from the hand of our enemies.”

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  • Judges 20:18

    The Israelites set out, went up to Bethel, and inquired of God, “Who of us shall go up first to fight against the Benjamites?” “Judah will be first,” the LORD replied.

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  • Judges 20:23

    They went up and wept before the LORD until evening, inquiring of Him, “Should we again draw near for battle against our brothers the Benjamites?” And the LORD answered, “Go up against them.”

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  • Jeremiah 7:12

    But go now to the place in Shiloh where I first made a dwelling for My Name, and see what I did to it because of the wickedness of My people Israel.

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  • Psalms 78:60–61

    He abandoned the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent He had pitched among men.

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  • Isaiah 59:1

    Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor His ear too dull to hear.

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  • Numbers 27:21

    He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who will seek counsel for him before the LORD by the judgment of the Urim. At his command, he and all the Israelites with him—the entire congregation—will go out and come in.”

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