²⁷ Then the Israelites inquired of the Lord. In those days, the ark of the covenant^(A) of God was there,

²⁸ and Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron, was serving before it. The Israelites asked: “Should we again fight against our brothers the Benjaminites or should we stop?”

The Lord answered: “Fight, because I will hand them over to you tomorrow.”^(A)