23 (A)And the people of Israel went up and wept before the Lord until the evening. And they inquired of the Lord, “Shall we again draw near to fight against our brothers, the people of Benjamin?” And the Lord said, “Go up against them.”

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23 The Israelites went up and wept before the Lord(A) until evening,(B) and they inquired of the Lord.(C) They said, “Shall we go up again to fight(D) against the Benjamites, our fellow Israelites?”

The Lord answered, “Go up against them.”

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26 Then all the people of Israel, the whole army, went up and came to (A)Bethel and wept. They sat there before the Lord and fasted that day until evening, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord. 27 And the people of Israel inquired of the Lord (B)(for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,

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26 Then all the Israelites, the whole army, went up to Bethel, and there they sat weeping before the Lord.(A) They fasted(B) that day until evening and presented burnt offerings(C) and fellowship offerings(D) to the Lord.(E) 27 And the Israelites inquired of the Lord.(F) (In those days the ark of the covenant of God(G) was there,

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15 (A)I will return again to my place,
    until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face,
    and (B)in their distress earnestly seek me.

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15 Then I will return to my lair(A)
    until they have borne their guilt(B)
    and seek my face(C)
in their misery(D)
    they will earnestly seek me.(E)

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34 When he killed them, they (A)sought him;
    they repented and sought God earnestly.
35 They remembered that God was their (B)rock,
    the Most High God their (C)redeemer.
36 But they (D)flattered him with their mouths;
    they (E)lied to him with their tongues.

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34 Whenever God slew them, they would seek(A) him;
    they eagerly turned to him again.
35 They remembered that God was their Rock,(B)
    that God Most High was their Redeemer.(C)
36 But then they would flatter him with their mouths,(D)
    lying to him with their tongues;

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Then Joshua (A)tore his clothes and (B)fell to the earth on his face before the ark of the Lord until the evening, he and the elders of Israel. And they put (C)dust on their heads.

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Then Joshua tore his clothes(A) and fell facedown(B) to the ground before the ark of the Lord, remaining there till evening.(C) The elders of Israel(D) did the same, and sprinkled dust(E) on their heads.

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18 The people of Israel arose and went up to (A)Bethel and inquired of God, (B)“Who shall go up first for us to fight against the people of Benjamin?” And the Lord said, (C)“Judah shall go up first.”

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18 The Israelites went up to Bethel[a](A) and inquired of God.(B) They said, “Who of us is to go up first(C) to fight(D) against the Benjamites?”

The Lord replied, “Judah(E) shall go first.”

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 20:18 Or to the house of God; also in verse 26