Parallel Verses
Amplified
And the sons of Israel inquired of the Lord (for the ark of the covenant of God was there [at Bethel] in those days,
New American Standard Bible
The sons of Israel
King James Version
And the children of Israel inquired of the LORD, (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,
Holman Bible
Then the Israelites inquired of the Lord. In those days, the ark of the covenant
International Standard Version
The Israelis inquired of the LORD, since the Ark of the Covenant was there at that time
A Conservative Version
And the sons of Israel asked of LORD (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,
American Standard Version
And the children of Israel asked of Jehovah (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,
Bible in Basic English
And the children of Israel made request to the Lord, (for the ark of the agreement of the Lord was there in those days,
Darby Translation
And the people of Israel inquired of the LORD (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,
Julia Smith Translation
And the sons of Israel will ask in Jehovah, (and there the ark of the covenant of God in those days,
King James 2000
And the children of Israel inquired of the LORD, (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the {Israelites} inquired of Yahweh (In those days the ark of the covenant of God [was] there,
Modern King James verseion
And the sons of Israel inquired of Jehovah (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And they asked the LORD - for there was the ark of the covenant of God, in those days;
NET Bible
The Israelites asked the Lord (for the ark of God's covenant was there in those days;
New Heart English Bible
The children of Israel asked of the LORD (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,
The Emphasized Bible
And the sons of Israel asked of Yahweh, - there, being the ark of the covenant of God, in those days;
Webster
And the children of Israel inquired of the LORD, (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,
World English Bible
The children of Israel asked of Yahweh (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,
Youngs Literal Translation
And the sons of Israel ask of Jehovah, -- and there is the ark of the covenant of God in those days,
Themes
Ark » In the tabernacle. Called the ark » An oracle of God
Ark » In the tabernacle. Called the ark » Set up in shiloh
Ark of the covenant » The israelites inquired of the lord before
the Armies of israel » Before going to war » Consulted the lord
tribe of Benjamin » Almost annihilated for protecting the men of gibeah
Enquiring of God » General examples of
Interlinear
Sha'al
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Judges 20:27
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Punishment Of Benjamin
26 Then all the sons of Israel and all the people went up and came to Bethel and wept; and they sat there before the Lord and fasted that day until evening and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord. 27 And the sons of Israel inquired of the Lord (for the ark of the covenant of God was there [at Bethel] in those days, 28 and Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, ministered before it in those days), saying, “Shall I yet again go out to battle against the sons of my brother Benjamin, or shall I quit?” And the Lord said, “Go up, for tomorrow I will hand them over to you.”
Phrases
Cross References
Joshua 18:1
Then the whole congregation of the Israelites assembled at Shiloh [in the tribal territory of Ephraim], and set up the Tent of Meeting there; and the land was subdued before them.
Judges 20:18
The men of Israel arose and went up to
1 Samuel 4:3-4
When the people (soldiers) came into the camp, the elders of Israel said, “Why has the Lord defeated us today before the Philistines? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord here from Shiloh, so that He may come among us and save us from the hand of our enemies.”
Numbers 27:21
He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire before the Lord for him by the judgment (decision) of the
Judges 20:23
The sons of Israel went up and wept before the Lord until evening, and asked of the Lord, “Shall we advance again to battle against the sons of our brother Benjamin?” And the Lord said, “Go up against them.”
Psalm 78:60-61
So that He abandoned the tabernacle at Shiloh,
The tent in which He had dwelled among men,
Isaiah 59:1
That it cannot save,
Nor His ear so
That it cannot hear.
Jeremiah 7:12
“But go now to My place which was in Shiloh [in Ephraim], where I first set My Name, and see what I did to it because of the wickedness of My people Israel.