Judges 21:2

The Israelites went to Bethel and sat there before God until the evening, crying loudly in distress.

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In The 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;

In Context

1The men of Israel had sworn an oath at Mizpah, “None of us will allow our daughters to marry a Benjamite.”

3“Lord, God of Israel, why has this happened to Israel?” they asked. “Today one of our tribes is missing from Israel.”

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Cross References

Joshua 18:1The land had been subdued and lay before them. The Israelites gathered together at Shiloh and set up the Tent of Meeting.

Judges 20:18The Israelites went to Bethel and asked God, “Which ones of us should be the first to go and fight the Benjamites?” “Judah is to go first,” the Lord replied.

Judges 20:26Then all the Israelites and all their army went to Bethel, and sat crying there before the Lord. That day they fasted until evening and gave burnt offerings and friendship offerings to the Lord.

1 Samuel 30:4David and his men cried loudly until they couldn't cry any more.

Matthew Henry on Judges 21:2-16

Lamentation for the Benjamites; Wives Provided for the Benjamites. ( b. c. 1409.) 1 Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife. 2 And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore; 3 And said, O Lord God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to day one tribe lacking in Israel? 4 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early,… Read the whole commentary →

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