Verse (Click for Chapter) New Revised Standard Version The Israelites took courage, and again formed the battle line in the same place where they had formed it on the first day. New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Yet so that they first went up and wept before the Lord until night: and consulted him and said: Shall I go out any more to fight against the children of Benjamin my brethren or not? And he answered them: Go up against them, and join battle. wept Judges 20:26,27 Wherefore all the children of Israel came to the house of God, and sat and wept before the Lord: and they fasted that day till the evening, and offered to him holocausts, and victims of peace offerings, . . . Psalm 78:34-36 When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned, and came to him early in the morning. . . . Hosea 5:15 I will go and return to my place: until you are consumed, and seek my face. Judges 20:18 And they arose and came to the house of God, that is, to Silo: and they consulted God, and said: Who shall be in our army the first to go to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the Lord answered them: Let Juda be your leader. it was not to enquire concerning the {expediency} of the war, nor of its {success}, but which of the tribes should begin the attack: and the question is, `Shall I go up again to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother?' Having so much {right} on their side, they had no doubt of the {justice} of their cause, and the {propriety} of their conduct; and having such a {superiority} of numbers, they had no doubt of {success}. But God humbled them, and delivered them into the hands of their enemies; and shewed them that the race was not to the swift, not the battle to the strong. Context Civil War Against Benjamin…22Again Israel, trusting in their strength and their number, set their army in array in the same place, where they had fought before: 23Yet so that they first went up and wept before the Lord until night: and consulted him and said: Shall I go out any more to fight against the children of Benjamin my brethren or not? And he answered them: Go up against them, and join battle.24And when the children of Israel went out the next day to fight against the children of Benjamin,… Cross References Joshua 7:6 But Joshua rent his garments, and fell flat on the ground, before the ark of the Lord, until the evening, both he and all the ancients of Israel: and they put dust upon their heads. Joshua 7:7 And Joshua said: Alas, O Lord God, why wouldst thou bring this people over the river Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorrhite, and to destroy us? would God we had stayed beyond the Jordan, as we began. Judges 20:18 And they arose and came to the house of God, that is, to Silo: and they consulted God, and said: Who shall be in our army the first to go to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the Lord answered them: Let Juda be your leader. Judges 20:22 Again Israel, trusting in their strength and their number, set their army in array in the same place, where they had fought before: Judges 20:24 And when the children of Israel went out the next day to fight against the children of Benjamin, Judges 20:26 Wherefore all the children of Israel came to the house of God, and sat and wept before the Lord: and they fasted that day till the evening, and offered to him holocausts, and victims of peace offerings, 1 Samuel 11:4 The messengers therefore came to Gabaa of Saul: and they spoke these words in the hearing of the people: and all the people lifted up their voices, and wept. Jump to Previous Battle Benjamin Children Counsel Draw Evening Israel WeptJump to Next Battle Benjamin Children Counsel Draw Evening Israel WeptLinks Judges 20:23 NIVJudges 20:23 NLT Judges 20:23 ESV Judges 20:23 NASB Judges 20:23 Bible Apps Judges 20:23 Biblia Paralela Judges 20:23 Chinese Bible Judges 20:23 French Bible Judges 20:23 German Bible Alphabetical: again against and answered battle before Benjamin Benjamites brother brothers draw evening for go him inquired Israel Israelites LORD my near of our said saying Shall sons The them they to until up we went wept OT History: Judges 20:23 The children of Israel went up (Jd Judg. Jdg) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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