Israel’s War with the Benjamites

20 So (A)all the children of Israel came out, from (B)Dan to (C)Beersheba, as well as from the land of Gilead, and the congregation gathered together as one man before the Lord (D)at Mizpah.

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The Israelites Punish the Benjamites

20 Then all Israel(A) from Dan to Beersheba(B) and from the land of Gilead came together as one(C) and assembled(D) before the Lord in Mizpah.(E)

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29 And he set up one in (A)Bethel, and the other he put in (B)Dan.

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29 One he set up in Bethel,(A) and the other in Dan.(B)

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30 Now this thing became (A)a sin, for the people went to worship before the one as far as Dan.

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30 And this thing became a sin;(A) the people came to worship the one at Bethel and went as far as Dan to worship the other.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 12:30 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text people went to the one as far as Dan

20 So Ben-Hadad heeded King Asa, and (A)sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel. He attacked (B)Ijon, (C)Dan, (D)Abel Beth Maachah, and all Chinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.

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20 Ben-Hadad agreed with King Asa and sent the commanders of his forces against the towns of Israel. He conquered(A) Ijon, Dan, Abel Beth Maakah and all Kinnereth in addition to Naphtali.

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