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Judges 20:18

American Standard Version

And the children of Israel arose, and went up to Beth-el, and asked counsel of God; and they said, Who shall go up for us first to battle against the children of Benjamin? And Jehovah said, Judah shall go up first.

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Judges 20:18 in other translations

The children of Israel arose, went up to Bethel, and asked counsel of God. They asked, “Who shall go up for us first to battle against the children of Benjamin?”
Yahweh said, “Judah first.”

Judges 20:18 · World English Bible

Judges 20:18 in context

  1. 16Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at a hair-breadth, and not miss.
  2. 17And the men of Israel, besides Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war.
  3. 18And the children of Israel arose, and went up to Beth-el, and asked counsel of God; and they said, Who shall go up for us first to battle against the children of Benjamin? And Jehovah said, Judah shall go up first.
  4. 19And the children of Israel rose up in the morning, and encamped against Gibeah.
  5. 20And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men of Israel set the battle in array against them at Gibeah.