Judges 21:2 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

² And the people came to Bethel and sat there until evening before God, and they lifted up their voices and wept bitterly.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore;

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² And the Israelites came to the house of God [Bethel] and sat there until evening before God and lifted up their voices and wept bitterly. [Judg. 20:27.]

American Standard Version (1901)

² And the people came to Beth-el, and sat there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore.

Common English Bible

² But the people came to Bethel and sat there until evening before God, raising their voices and crying bitterly.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² And they all went to the house of God at Shiloh. And sitting in his sight until evening, they lifted up their voice, and they began to weep, with a great wailing, saying,

Judges 21:2 Cross References

Judges 20:26

Then all the Israelites, the whole army, went back to Bethel and wept, sitting there before the Lord; they fasted that day until evening. Then they offered burnt offerings and sacrifices of well-being before the Lord.

Judges 20:18

The Israelites proceeded to go up to Bethel, where they inquired of God, “Which of us shall go up first to battle against the Benjaminites?” And the Lord answered, “Judah shall go up first.”

1 Samuel 30:4

Then David and the people who were with him raised their voices and wept until they had no more strength to weep.

Judges 21:12

And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead four hundred young virgins who had never slept with a man and brought them to the camp at Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.

Judges 20:23

The Israelites strengthened themselves and again formed the battle line in the same place where they had formed it on the first day.

Judges 2:4

When the angel of the Lord spoke these words to all the Israelites, the people lifted up their voices and wept.

Joshua 18:1

Then the whole congregation of the Israelites assembled at Shiloh and set up the tent of meeting there. The land lay subdued before them.

Genesis 27:38

Esau said to his father, “Have you only one blessing, father? Bless me, me also, father!” And Esau lifted up his voice and wept.

Judges 21:3

They said, “O Lord, the God of Israel, why has it come to pass that today there should be one tribe lacking in Israel?”

1 Samuel 11:4

When the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul, they reported the matter in the hearing of the people, and all the people wept aloud.