Judges 21:2 “So the people came to Bethel and sat there before God until evening, l…”

Judges 21:2

So the people came to Bethel and sat there before God until evening, lifting up their voices and weeping bitterly.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore;

World English Bible

The people came to Bethel and sat there until evening before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept severely.

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And the people came vnto ye house of God and abode there till euen before God, and lift vp their voyces, and wept with great lamentation,

Darby Translation

And the people came to Bethel, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices and wept bitterly,

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,

Bible in Basic English

And the people came to Beth-el, waiting there till evening before God, and gave themselves up to bitter weeping.

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Cross references

“the house”

Judges 20:26 Judges 20:18 Judges 21:12 Judges 20:23 Joshua 18:1

Judges 20:26 · BSB

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.

Judges 20:18 · BSB

The Israelites set out, went up to Bethel, and inquired of God, “Who of us shall go up first to fight against the Benjamites?” “Judah will be first,” the LORD replied.

Judges 21:12 · BSB

So they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead four hundred young women who had not had relations with a man, and they brought them to the camp at Shiloh in the land of Canaan.

Judges 20:23 · BSB

They went up and wept before the LORD until evening, inquiring of Him, “Should we again draw near for battle against our brothers the Benjamites?” And the LORD answered, “Go up against them.”

Joshua 18:1 · BSB

Then the whole congregation of Israel assembled at Shiloh and set up the Tent of Meeting there. And though the land was subdued before them,

“lifted”

1 Samuel 30:4 Judges 2:4 Genesis 27:38

1 Samuel 30:4 · BSB

So David and the troops with him lifted up their voices and wept until they had no strength left to weep.

Judges 2:4 · BSB

When the angel of the LORD had spoken these words to all the Israelites, the people lifted up their voices and wept.

Genesis 27:38 · BSB

Esau said to his father, “Do you have only one blessing, my father? Bless me too, O my father!” Then Esau wept aloud.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

1Now the men of Israel had sworn an oath at Mizpah, saying, “Not one of us will give his daughter in marriage to a Benjamite.”

3“Why, O LORD God of Israel,” they cried out, “has this happened in Israel? Today in Israel one tribe is missing!”

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