Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version And the Israelites inquired of the LORD. (In those days the ark of the covenant of God was there, New Living Translation The Israelites went up seeking direction from the LORD. (In those days the Ark of the Covenant of God was in Bethel, English Standard Version And the people of Israel inquired of the LORD (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days, Berean Study Bible And the Israelites inquired of the LORD. (In those days the ark of the covenant of God was there, King James Bible And the children of Israel inquired of the LORD, (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days, New King James Version So the children of Israel inquired of the LORD (the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days, New American Standard Bible And the sons of Israel inquired of the LORD (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days, NASB 1995 The sons of Israel inquired of the LORD (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days, NASB 1977 And the sons of Israel inquired of the LORD (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days, Amplified Bible And the sons of Israel inquired of the LORD (for the ark of the covenant of God was there [at Bethel] in those days, Christian Standard Bible Then the Israelites inquired of the LORD. In those days, the ark of the covenant of God was there, Holman Christian Standard Bible Then the Israelites inquired of the LORD. In those days, the ark of the covenant of God was there, American Standard Version And the children of Israel asked of Jehovah (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days, Brenton Septuagint Translation for the ark of the Lord God was there in those days, Douay-Rheims Bible And inquired of him concerning their state. At that time the ark of the covenant of the Lord was there, English Revised Version And the children of Israel asked of the LORD, (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days, GOD'S WORD® Translation In those days the ark of God's promise was at Bethel. International Standard Version The Israelis inquired of the LORD, since the Ark of the Covenant was there at that time JPS Tanakh 1917 And the children of Israel asked of the LORD--for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days, Literal Standard Version And the sons of Israel ask of YHWH—and the Ark of the Covenant of God [is] there in those days, NET Bible The Israelites asked the LORD (for the ark of God's covenant was there in those days; New Heart English Bible The people of Israel asked of the LORD (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days, World English Bible The children of Israel asked of Yahweh (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days, Young's Literal Translation And the sons of Israel ask of Jehovah, -- and there is the ark of the covenant of God in those days, Additional Translations ... Study Bible Civil War Against Benjamin…26Then 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. 27And the Israelites inquired of the LORD. (In those days the ark of the covenant of God was there, 28and 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.”… Cross References 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. Judges 20:28 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." Treasury of Scripture And the children of Israel inquired of the LORD, (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days, enquired Judges 20:18,23 And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the LORD said, Judah shall go up first… Numbers 27:21 And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask counsel for him after the judgment of Urim before the LORD: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation. the ark Joshua 18:1 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And the land was subdued before them. 1 Samuel 4:3,4 And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath the LORD smitten us to day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies… Psalm 78:60,61 So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent which he placed among men; … Isaiah 59:1 Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: (27) Enquired of the Lord--i.e., of Jehovah, as in Judges 20:23. On the occasion of their first general inquiry (Judges 20:18) it is said that they "enquired of Elohim," but it is impossible to draw any certain inferences from this change of expression. It is clear, however, that the nation had been thoroughly and beneficially humiliated by these two terrible reverses, and that their approach to Jehovah on this occasion was far more solemn and devout than it had been at first. Was there--i.e., at Bethel, though Bethel has not been mentioned in the English Version, owing to the erroneous rendering of the name by "House of God" in Judges 20:18-26. Verse 27. - Enquired of the Lord. In the Hebrew, Asked the Lord, as in vers. 18, 23. For the ark of the covenant, etc. A most important statement, defining the time of these occurrences, within the lifetime of Phinehas, and also giving a strong intimation that the writer of these words lived after the tabernacle had been removed from Shiloh and its neighbourhood to Jerusalem. Was there. Where? The natural answer to be given is, At Bethel; for Bethel is the only place that has been named. But it is not in accordance with the other intimations given us concerning the tabernacle, that Bethel should be its resting-place under the high priesthood of Phinehas. In Joshua 18:1 we have the formal pitching of the tabernacle of the congregation at Shiloh; in Joshua 22:12 we find it there, and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest before it; in 1 Samuel 1:3; 1 Samuel 2:14; 1 Samuel 3:21; 1 Samuel 4:3, we find it settled there till taken by the Philistines; and in Psalm 78:60 we find Shiloh described as the abode of the tabernacle till its capture by the Philistines, and there is no hint anywhere of Bethel or any other place having been the resting-place of the ark before it fell into the hands of the Philistines. Neither, again, is the explanation of some commentators, that the words the ark... was there in those days implies "that the ark of the covenant was only temporarily at Bethel," at all satisfactory. In those days has naturally a much wider and broader application, like the expression (Judges 17:6; Judges 18:1), In those days there was no king in Israel, and contrasts the time of Phinehas and the judges with the times of the monarchy, when the ark and the high priest were at Jerusalem. Unless, therefore, we understand Bethel in vers. 18, 26, 31 to mean the house of God, which seems quite impossible, we must interpret the word there to mean Shiloh, and suppose that the writer took no count of the temporary removal to Bethel for the convenience of consultation, but considered that it was at Shiloh in one sense, though momentarily it was a few miles off. Possibly too in the fuller narrative, of which we have here the abridgment, the name of Shiloh was mentioned as that to which there referred.Parallel Commentaries ... Lexicon Then the Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ (ḇə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son inquired וַיִּשְׁאֲל֥וּ (way·yiš·’ă·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7592: To inquire, to request, to demand of the LORD. בַּֽיהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel (In those הָהֵֽם׃ (hā·hêm) Article | Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1992: They days, בַּיָּמִ֖ים (bay·yā·mîm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day the ark אֲרוֹן֙ (’ă·rō·wn) Noun - common singular construct Strong's Hebrew 727: A chest, ark of the covenant בְּרִ֣ית (bə·rîṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1285: A covenant of God הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative was there, וְשָׁ֗ם (wə·šām) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's Hebrew 8033: There, then, thither Jump to Previous Agreement Ark Children Covenant Inquired Israel Israelites RequestJump to Next Agreement Ark Children Covenant Inquired Israel Israelites RequestLinks Judges 20:27 NIVJudges 20:27 NLT Judges 20:27 ESV Judges 20:27 NASB Judges 20:27 KJV Judges 20:27 BibleApps.com Judges 20:27 Biblia Paralela Judges 20:27 Chinese Bible Judges 20:27 French Bible Judges 20:27 Clyx Quotations OT History: Judges 20:27 The children of Israel asked of Yahweh (Jd Judg. 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