27 And the children of Israel asked the Lord (for [a]there was the Ark of the Covenant of God in those days,

28 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron [b]stood before it at that time) saying, Shall I yet go anymore to battle against the children of Benjamin my brethren, or shall I cease? And the Lord said, Go up: for tomorrow I will deliver them into your hand.

29 And Israel set men to lie in wait roundabout Gibeah.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 20:27 To wit, in Shiloh.
  2. Judges 20:28 Or, served in the Priest’s office at those days: for the Jews write, that he lived three hundred years.

27 And the Israelites inquired of the Lord.(A) (In those days the ark of the covenant of God(B) was there, 28 with Phinehas son of Eleazar,(C) the son of Aaron, ministering before it.)(D) They asked, “Shall we go up again to fight against the Benjamites, our fellow Israelites, or not?”

The Lord responded, “Go, for tomorrow I will give them into your hands.(E)

29 Then Israel set an ambush(F) around Gibeah.

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