Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The people went to Bethel, where they sat before God until evening, raising their voices and weeping bitterly. New Living Translation Now the people went to Bethel and sat in the presence of God until evening, weeping loudly and bitterly. English Standard Version And the people came to Bethel and sat there till evening before God, and they lifted up their voices and wept bitterly. Berean Standard Bible So the people came to Bethel and sat there before God until evening, lifting up their voices and weeping bitterly. King James Bible And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore; New King James Version Then the people came to the house of God, and remained there before God till evening. They lifted up their voices and wept bitterly, New American Standard Bible So the people came to Bethel and sat there before God until evening, and raised their voices and wept profusely. NASB 1995 So the people came to Bethel and sat there before God until evening, and lifted up their voices and wept bitterly. NASB 1977 So the people came to Bethel and sat there before God until evening, and lifted up their voices and wept bitterly. Legacy Standard Bible So the people came to Bethel and sat there before God until evening and lifted up their voices and wept bitterly. Amplified Bible So the people came to Bethel and sat there before God until evening, and lifted up their voices and wept bitterly. Christian Standard Bible So the people went to Bethel and sat there before God until evening. They wept loudly and bitterly, Holman Christian Standard Bible So the people went to Bethel and sat there before God until evening. They wept loudly and bitterly, American Standard Version And the people came to Beth-el, and sat there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore. Contemporary English Version After the war with Benjamin, the Israelites went to the place of worship at Bethel and sat there until sunset. They cried loudly and bitterly English Revised Version And the people came to Beth-el, and sat there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore. GOD'S WORD® Translation The people went to Bethel and sat there in the presence of God until evening. They cried very loudly, Good News Translation So now the people of Israel went to Bethel and sat there in the presence of God until evening. Loudly and bitterly they mourned: International Standard Version So the people went to Bethel, sat before God until dusk, where they cried out loud and wept bitterly. Majority Standard Bible So the people came to Bethel and sat there before God until evening, lifting up their voices and weeping bitterly. NET Bible So the people came to Bethel and sat there before God until evening, weeping loudly and uncontrollably. New Heart English Bible The people came to Bethel, and sat there until evening before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept severely. Webster's Bible Translation And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till evening before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept bitterly; World English Bible The people came to Bethel and sat there until evening before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept severely. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd the people come to Beth-El, and sit there until the evening before God, and lift up their voice, and weep [with] a great weeping, Young's Literal Translation And the people come in to Beth-El, and sit there till the evening before God, and lift up their voice, and weep -- a great weeping, Smith's Literal Translation And the people will go to the house of God and will sit there even till evening, before God; and they will lift up their voice and weep a great weeping. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd they all came to the house of God in Silo, and abiding before him till the evening, lifted up their voices, and began to lament and weep, saying: Catholic Public Domain Version And they all went to the house of God at Shiloh. And sitting in his sight until evening, they lifted up their voice, and they began to weep, with a great wailing, saying, New American Bible So the people went to Bethel and remained there before God until evening, raising their voices in bitter weeping. New Revised Standard Version And the people came to Bethel, and sat there until evening before God, and they lifted up their voices and wept bitterly. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd the people came to Beth-el, and abode there till evening before God, and lifted up their voices and wept bitterly; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And they came unto Bayth Eil, and they stayed there until evening before God, and they lifted up their voice and wept a great weeping OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And the people came to Beth-el, and sat there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the people came to Baethel, and sat there until evening before God: and they lifted up their voice and wept with a great weeping; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Wives for the Benjamites1Now the men of Israel had sworn an oath at Mizpah, saying, “Not one of us will give his daughter in marriage to a Benjamite.” 2So the people came to Bethel and sat there before God until evening, lifting up their voices and weeping bitterly. 3“Why, O LORD God of Israel,” they cried out, “has this happened in Israel? Today in Israel one tribe is missing!”… Cross References Judges 20:26 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. 1 Samuel 7:6 When they had gathered at Mizpah, they drew water and poured it out before the LORD. On that day they fasted, and there they confessed, “We have sinned against the LORD.” And Samuel judged the Israelites at Mizpah. 2 Chronicles 20:3-4 Jehoshaphat was alarmed and set his face to seek the LORD. And he proclaimed a fast throughout Judah. / So the people of Judah gathered to seek the LORD, and indeed, they came from all the cities of Judah to seek Him. Nehemiah 9:1-3 On the twenty-fourth day of the same month, the Israelites gathered together, fasting and wearing sackcloth, with dust on their heads. / Those of Israelite descent separated themselves from all the foreigners, and they stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers. / While they stood in their places, they read from the Book of the Law of the LORD their God for a quarter of the day, and they spent another quarter of the day in confession and worship of the LORD their God. Joel 2:12-17 “Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.” / So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster. / Who knows? He may turn and relent and leave a blessing behind Him—grain and drink offerings for the LORD your God. ... Jonah 3:5-10 And the Ninevites believed God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least. / When word reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. / Then he issued a proclamation in Nineveh: “By the decree of the king and his nobles: Let no man or beast, herd or flock, taste anything at all. They must not eat or drink. ... 2 Samuel 1:12 They mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and his son Jonathan, and for the people of the LORD and the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword. Ezra 8:21-23 And there by the Ahava Canal I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask Him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions. / For I was ashamed to ask the king for an escort of soldiers and horsemen to protect us from our enemies on the road, since we had told him, “The hand of our God is gracious to all who seek Him, but His great anger is against all who forsake Him.” / So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and He granted our request. 1 Kings 21:27-29 When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He lay down in sackcloth and walked around meekly. / Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying: / “Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before Me? Because he has humbled himself before Me, I will not bring the calamity during his days, but I will bring it upon his house in the days of his son.” Isaiah 58:3-5 “Why have we fasted, and You have not seen? Why have we humbled ourselves, and You have not noticed?” “Behold, on the day of your fast, you do as you please, and you oppress all your workers. / You fast with contention and strife to strike viciously with your fist. You cannot fast as you do today and have your voice be heard on high. / Is this the fast I have chosen: a day for a man to deny himself, to bow his head like a reed, and to spread out sackcloth and ashes? Will you call this a fast and a day acceptable to the LORD? Matthew 6:16-18 When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward. / But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, / so that your fasting will not be obvious to men, but only to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. Acts 13:2-3 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” / And after they had fasted and prayed, they laid their hands on them and sent them off. Acts 14:23 Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church, praying and fasting as they entrusted them to the Lord, in whom they had believed. Luke 2:37 and then was a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying. Matthew 9:14-15 Then John’s disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast so often, but Your disciples do not fast?” / Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while He is with them? But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast. Treasury of Scripture And the people came to the house of God, and stayed there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore; the house Judges 21:12 And they found among the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead four hundred young virgins, that had known no man by lying with any male: and they brought them unto the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan. Judges 20:18,23,26 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… 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. lifted Judges 2:4 And it came to pass, when the angel of the LORD spake these words unto all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept. Genesis 27:38 And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept. 1 Samuel 30:4 Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep. Jump to Previous Abode Bethel Beth-El Bitter Bitterly Evening House Lifted Raising Sat Sit Sore Themselves Voice Voices Waiting Weep WeptJump to Next Abode Bethel Beth-El Bitter Bitterly Evening House Lifted Raising Sat Sit Sore Themselves Voice Voices Waiting Weep WeptJudges 21 1. The people bewail the desolation of Benjamin8. By the destruction of Jabesh Gilead they provide them four hundred wives. 16. They advise the remainder to surprise the virgins that danced at Shiloh So the people came to Bethel The phrase "the people" refers to the Israelites, who were deeply troubled by the near extinction of the tribe of Benjamin. "Bethel," meaning "House of God" in Hebrew, was a significant place of worship and a site where the Israelites often sought divine guidance. Historically, Bethel was a central location for the Israelites, associated with patriarchs like Jacob, who had visions of God there (Genesis 28:19). This setting underscores the gravity of the situation, as the Israelites sought divine intervention in a place rich with spiritual heritage. and sat there before God until evening raising their voices and weeping bitterly Wept sore.--As after their defeat (Judges 20:26); but this time they were remorseful for the fate of those whom they were then pledged to destroy. Verse 2. - And the people, etc. The narrative now proceeds. After the people, i.e. the Israelite army, so described Judges 20:3, 8, 22, etc., had finished the work of destruction in the cities of Benjamin, they returned to Bethel (the house of God, A.V., here and in Judges 20:18, 26, 31, where see notes), and, their rage having now subsided, gave way to violent grief on account of the destruction of Benjamin their brother. With passionate Oriental feelings they passed the whole day weeping, and probably fasting (see ch. 20:26), before the tabernacle. Wept sore. Hebrew, wept a great weeping. The expression lifted up their voices shows that it was a loud wailing and lamentation,Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew So the peopleהָעָם֙ (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock came וַיָּבֹ֤א (way·yā·ḇō) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go to Bethel אֵ֔ל (’êl) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1008: Bethel -- 'house of God', a city in Ephraim, also a place in southern Judah and sat וַיֵּ֤שְׁבוּ (way·yê·šə·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry there שָׁם֙ (šām) Adverb Strong's 8033: There, then, thither before לִפְנֵ֖י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face God הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative until עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while evening, הָעֶ֔רֶב (hā·‘e·reḇ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6153: Evening lifting up וַיִּשְׂא֣וּ (way·yiś·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take their voices קוֹלָ֔ם (qō·w·lām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 6963: A voice, sound and weeping וַיִּבְכּ֖וּ (way·yiḇ·kū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1058: To weep, to bemoan bitterly. גָדֽוֹל׃ (ḡā·ḏō·wl) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent Links Judges 21:2 NIVJudges 21:2 NLT Judges 21:2 ESV Judges 21:2 NASB Judges 21:2 KJV Judges 21:2 BibleApps.com Judges 21:2 Biblia Paralela Judges 21:2 Chinese Bible Judges 21:2 French Bible Judges 21:2 Catholic Bible OT History: Judges 21:2 The people came to Bethel and sat (Jd Judg. 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