Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Judges 20:27
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And the Israelites inquired of the LORD. (In those days the ark of the covenant of God was there,
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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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Judges 20
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.
27 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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