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Judges 20:18

World English Bible

The children of Israel arose, went up to Bethel, and asked counsel of God. They asked, “Who shall go up for us first to battle against the children of Benjamin?”
Yahweh said, “Judah first.”

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Judges 20:18 in other translations

And the children of Israel arose, and went up to Beth-el, and asked counsel of God; and they said, Who shall go up for us first to battle against the children of Benjamin? And Jehovah said, Judah shall go up first.

Judges 20:18 · American Standard Version

Judges 20:18 in context

  1. 16Among all these soldiers there were seven hundred chosen men who were left-handed. Every one of them could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.
  2. 17The men of Israel, besides Benjamin, were counted four hundred thousand men who drew sword. All these were men of war.
  3. 18The children of Israel arose, went up to Bethel, and asked counsel of God. They asked, “Who shall go up for us first to battle against the children of Benjamin?”
    Yahweh said, “Judah first.”
  4. 19The children of Israel rose up in the morning and encamped against Gibeah.
  5. 20The men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men of Israel set the battle in array against them at Gibeah.