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Judges 20:17-19
English Standard Version
Judges 20:17-19
English Standard Version
17 And the men of Israel, apart from Benjamin, mustered (A)400,000 men who drew the sword; all these were men of war.
18 The people of Israel arose and went up to (B)Bethel and inquired of God, (C)“Who shall go up first for us to fight against the people of Benjamin?” And the Lord said, (D)“Judah shall go up first.”
19 Then the people of Israel rose in the morning and encamped against Gibeah.
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Judges 20:17-19
New International Version
Judges 20:17-19
New International Version
17 Israel, apart from Benjamin, mustered four hundred thousand swordsmen, all of them fit for battle.
18 The Israelites went up to Bethel[a](A) and inquired of God.(B) They said, “Who of us is to go up first(C) to fight(D) against the Benjamites?”
The Lord replied, “Judah(E) shall go first.”
19 The next morning the Israelites got up and pitched camp near Gibeah.
Footnotes
- Judges 20:18 Or to the house of God; also in verse 26
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