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Judges 21:2

American Standard Version

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

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Judges 21:2 in other translations

The people came to Bethel and sat there until evening before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept severely.

Judges 21:2 · World English Bible

Judges 21:2 in context

  1. 1Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife.
  2. 2And the people came to Beth-el, and sat there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore.
  3. 3And they said, O Jehovah, the God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to-day one tribe lacking in Israel?
  4. 4And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings.