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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BSBPD

“And the Israelites inquired of the LORD. (In those days the ark of the covenant of God was there,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And the children of Israel enquired of the Lord, (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And the children of Israel asked of Jehovah (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And the sons of Israel ask of Jehovah, --and there <FI>is<Fi> the ark of the covenant of God in those days,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Judges 20:27 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Numbers 27:21He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who will seek counsel for him before the LORD by the judgment of the Urim. At his command, he and all the Israelites with him—the entire congregation—will go out and come in.”
  2. Joshua 18:1Then the whole congregation of Israel assembled at Shiloh and set up the Tent of Meeting there. And though the land was subdued before them,
  3. Judges 1:1After the death of Joshua, the Israelites inquired of the LORD, “Who will be the first to go up and fight for us against the Canaanites?”
  4. Judges 20:18The 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.
  5. Judges 20:23They 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.”
  6. 1 Samuel 4:3When the troops returned to the camp, the elders of Israel asked, “Why has the LORD brought defeat on us before the Philistines today? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Shiloh, so that it may go with us to save us from the hand of our enemies.”
  7. 1 Samuel 10:3Then you will go on from there until you come to the Oak of Tabor. Three men going up to God at Bethel will meet you there, one carrying three young goats, another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a skin of wine.
  8. 2 Samuel 7:6For I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought the Israelites up out of Egypt until this day, but I have moved about with a tent as My dwelling.
  9. Psalms 78:60He abandoned the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent He had pitched among men.
  10. Isaiah 59:1Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor His ear too dull to hear.
  11. Jeremiah 7:12But go now to the place in Shiloh where I first made a dwelling for My Name, and see what I did to it because of the wickedness of My people Israel.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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