³⁸ And Esau said to his father, “Have you only one blessing, my father? Bless me—me also, O my father!” And Esau lifted up his voice ^(A)and wept.

⁴ So it was, when the Angel of the Lord spoke these words to all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voices and wept.

^23 (A)Then the children of Israel went up and wept before the Lord until evening, and asked counsel of the Lord, saying, “Shall I again draw near for battle against the children of my brother Benjamin?”

And the Lord said, “Go up against him.”

²⁶ Then all the children of Israel, that is, all the people, ^(A)went up and came to ^[a]the house of God and wept. They sat there before the Lord and fasted that day until evening; and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord.

² Then the people came ^(A)to ^[a]the house of God, and remained there before God till evening. They lifted up their voices and wept bitterly,

⁴ Then David and the people who were with him lifted up their voices and wept, until they had no more power to weep.