Judges 21:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“So the people came to Bethel and sat there before God until evening, lifting up their voices and weeping bitterly.”
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“So the people came to Bethel and sat there before God until evening, lifting up their voices and weeping bitterly.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore;”
King James Version · Public Domain“And the people came to Beth-el, and sat there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“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,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Judges 21:2 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 27:38Esau said to his father, “Do you have only one blessing, my father? Bless me too, O my father!” Then Esau wept aloud.
- 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,
- Judges 2:4When the angel of the LORD had spoken these words to all the Israelites, the people lifted up their voices and wept.
- 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.
- 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.”
- Judges 20:26Then 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 21:12So 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.
- 1 Samuel 30:4So David and the troops with him lifted up their voices and wept until they had no strength left to weep.
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